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January 4, 2013

Mississippi lawmakers face April deadline for budget

Mississippi lawmakers face April deadline for budget Mississippi budget writers have released their initial proposals. But they’re months away from deciding exactly how much the state will spend on education, health care and other services during fiscal 2014, which begins July 1. There are significant differences between a plan drafted by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant…
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January 4, 2013

Cochran ousts Roberts as top Ag Committee Republican

Cochran ousts Roberts as top Ag Committee Republican Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has ousted Sen. Pat Roberts (R-Kan.) as the top Republican on the Senate Agriculture Committee in the new Congress. The move makes it more likely that the new five-year farm bill the committee is crafting will have more provisions for southern crops. “I…