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February 1, 2017

Lottery bill clears House Jud A but don’t run to buy ticket just yet

Lottery bill clears Mississippi House panel, prospects dim JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi House committee has voted to create a state lottery, but the proposal faces a tough future with opposition from the Republican House speaker. The Judiciary A Committee on Tuesday changed House Bill 804… …The committee chairman, Republican Mark Baker of Brandon,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 1, 2017

Senate Appropriations passes bill to send BP funds to Coast

Senate Appropriations Committee passes bill that would send BP money to the coast JACKSON, MS (WLOX) – A senate bill that would send BP recovery money to the coast has cleared its first hurdle. Senate Bill 2634 passed the Senate Appropriations Committee on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said. The bill would create the Gulf…