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February 15, 2016

PENDER notes Rep. Bennett’s proposed lottery bill

GEOFF PENDER: Bennett lottery proposal could quell arguments But of note this session, House Gaming Committee Chairman Richard Bennett, R-Long Beach, has filed a lottery bill with a twist. His House Bill 910 would allow Mississippi to participate in multi-state lotteries — such as Powerball — with tickets sold only in state-licensed casinos. His proposal…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 15, 2016

Hosemann recalls #SCOTUS Scalia’s Mississippi hunting trips, wit

Scalia had deep ties, friendships in Mississippi “He was just a great wit. He was so funny she was laughing at everything he said. I will miss him, just duck hunting, being out with him as a regular guy,” Hosemann said, recalling a dinner during that trip. “But this is a real loss to the…