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August 16, 2007

Debate flares on convicted officials

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/16/7 Two current circuit clerks convicted of felonies have renewed a debate that goes back more than a dozen years over when an official convicted of a crime can be removed from office. Former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Ed Pittman has said that Binky Vines Jr. of Adams County and Burnell Harris…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 16, 2007

Mississippi Governor’s Associates Profit From Katrina Recovery

Bloomberg, 8/16/7 Many Mississippians have benefited from Governor Haley Barbour’s efforts to rebuild the state’s devastated Gulf Coast in the two years since Hurricane Katrina. The $15 billion or more in federal aid the former Republican national chairman attracted has reopened casinos and helped residents move to new or repaired homes. Among the beneficiaries are…