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March 1, 2017

MS Senate Appropriations Committee kills bill removing civil service protection from state employees

Bill removing civil service protection killed Legislation to take away civil service protection for more than 20,000 state employees was voted down Tuesday in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Tuesday was the deadline to pass bills originating in one chamber out of committee in the other chamber. Taking agencies out from under the auspices of the…
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March 1, 2017

MS Senate Finance Committee kills renewal of filmmaking incentives

Funding battle heats up over movie business Incentive measure dies in Mississippi Legislature A measure that would have renewed a filmmaking incentive, which is one of the reasons more movies have been shot in Mississippi in recent years, died in the Senate Finance Committee. The measure granted filmmakers a 25 percent tax rebate on out…