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December 8, 2016

State Rep. Mark Baker: Draft legislation coming from task force examining civil asset forfeiture

Proposed legislation will track civil asset forfeitures Draft legislation for the 2017 Mississippi Legislature will include a proposal to record and track civil asset forfeitures by local and state law enforcement agencies. A 13-member task force on the state’s civil asset forfeiture laws hasn’t officially submitted its recommendations, although the report was due Dec. 1,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 8, 2016

Mississippi turns 199 with eye to bicentennial next year

State turns 199 Friday, plans for bicentennial Mississippi turns 199 years old on Friday, and the state has been gearing up for years to celebrate its bicentennial next year. “As we observe Mississippi’s 199th birthday, we look forward to the many events across the state that will mark our upcoming bicentennial,” Gov. Phil Bryant said.…