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April 27, 2012

Mississippi House roll call on voter ID

Mississippi House roll call on voter ID The Mississippi House, on a 79-39 vote Thursday, passed the final version of House Bill 921, which would require voters to show photo identification at the polls. The bill goes to Republican Gov. Phil Bryant. A yes vote was a vote for the proposal, while a no vote…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 27, 2012

New redistricting maps show MS Gulf Coast won’t lose representation

New maps show Coast won’t lose representation Overall, Coast legislative districts shifted a little northward, a result of population shifts inland after Hurricane Katrina, and several of South Mississippi’s 19 House districts had to shift hither and yon. But the area was spared any of the pairings of incumbents that had lawmakers in some other…