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August 16, 2005

SALTER – Makeover of MDOT offices is ridiculous

Makeover of MDOT offices is ridiculous Depending on whether one wants to accept the estimate of state Department of Transportation executive director Butch Brown or Central District Transportation Commissioner Dick Hall, MDOT wants to spend between $2.5 million and $1.4 million doing a makeover on their executive offices and meeting room. To be fair, Hall…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 16, 2005

AG revives legal fees debate

AG revives legal fees debate Private attorneys hired by Gov. Haley Barbour charged the state $127,112 for a six-month legal battle over Medicaid cuts. Attorney General Jim Hood’s release of the bill renews debate between Barbour’s office and Hood about whether the cost could have been avoided. “I tried to quietly work with them before…