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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 3, 2012

BIGGER PIE – MS pension system needs reform now

MS pension system needs reform now The 2008 financial crisis hurt investments nationwide, but Mississippi’s pension plan has additionally been hurt by something less popular to mention: Legislation passed in 1999, which increased payouts to employees without providing a mechanism to cover those payouts. Former Gov. Haley Barbour’s PERS Study Commission addressed this issue and…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 3, 2012

State Senator Joey FIllingane on DOJ’s delay of implementing Mississippi’s Voter ID law

As the primary sponsor of the Voter ID initiative several years ago, it comes as no great shock to me that the Justice Department is taking their time in reviewing our Voter ID law proposal and that it conveniently will not be in place in time for the November 6, 2012 general election. I can…