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March 15, 2017

MS House, Senate Democrats say economy, tax cuts causing budget woes, blame Republican leadership

Democrats sound alarm on state’s ‘financial crisis’ Democratic lawmakers made the case Tuesday that there are two causes for Mississippi’s budget woes: the first a “struggling” economy, the other, tax cuts — and lots of them…. …During a news conference at the Capitol, leaders of Mississippi’s Black and Democratic Caucuses sharing figures from the state…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 15, 2017

State Rep. Shirley tries again to push #msflag amendment regarding universities but House continues to reject it

Flag amendment voted down again Rep. William Shirley, R-Quitman, is running out of options to amend legislation to force the state’s eight public universities to fly the state flag, replete with the controversial Confederate battle emblem as part of its design. On Tuesday, the House defeated via voice vote a Shirley amendment to a bond…