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November 29, 2017

Media pushing “former tobacco lobbyist” as source of ills for lower cig taxes #msleg #mediabias

Analysis: Chairmen tamp down talk of big jump in tobacco tax It’s been nearly a decade since a former tobacco lobbyist signed a law that increased the Mississippi’s state cigarette tax from 18 cents to 68 cents a pack. Now, about 20 health advocacy groups are starting to push for a tax increase of $1.50…
News  |  Editor  • 
November 29, 2017

Could there possibly be a different way to view upcoming budget projections?

How would a conservative view them? By Alan Lange You’d sure as hell think that journalists in Mississippi get paid out of tax revenues for all of the hyperventilating going on as the first salvos of next year’s budget cycle get fired. Right before the Thanksgiving break, Governor Phil Bryant issued his Executive Budget Recommendation. Then…