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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 25, 2019

OPINION: Strawman arguments in the cigarette tax debate

By: The Mississippi Center for Public Policy The Mississippi State Medical Association and numerous other groups want to see cigarette taxes increased in Mississippi. They are certainly free to advocate for that point. However, they should stop their argument at “smoking is bad for you” because their strawman arguments are vague and weak on actual…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 25, 2019

Could cutting down on the spread of chronic wasting disease hurt Mississippi hunting? #billoftheday

Branded as a way to limit the spread of chronic wasting disease among Mississippi’s deer population, this bill would prohibit supplemental feed and other tactics to lure in deer. HB 786, authored by Representative Currie would also give specific stipulations on the discarding of a deer carcass. The bill reads: The taking of deer with…