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July 26, 2013

Thompson, Black Caucus endorse Jackson Lee for DHS post

Thompson, Black Caucus endorse Jackson Lee for DHS post Mississippi 2nd District Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Bolton, was among the names thrown around earlier in July as a possible replacement for former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano. Thompson, a ranking member of the House Committee on Homeland Security, said in a statement then that he wasn’t…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 26, 2013

Drastically differing views on this weekend’s sales tax holiday

Drastically differing views on this weekend’s sales tax holiday Mississippi’s annual “sales tax holiday” for clothing and footwear begins Friday, aimed primarily at helping parents with back-to-school purchases. I’ve received two correspondences on the holiday, one from a group saying it’s great, another saying it’s not. The Mississippi chapter of the National Federation of Independent…