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July 23, 2012

Study: Voter ID law would hit Mississippi hard

Study: Voter ID law would hit Mississippi hard Mississippians could make up 10 percent of all Americans impeded from voting by new voter identification laws. The Brennan Center for Justice estimates that 48,000 low-income Mississippians could have trouble obtaining a government-issued photo identification in order to vote, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports. Overall, the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 23, 2012

Mississippi farmers could be sitting on a cash crop

Mississippi farmers could be sitting on a cash crop With corn futures closing at record highs on Friday and a drought continuing to devastate crops in the Midwest, area farmers could see more lucrative turnover with this years harvest. The previous record high per bushel was $7.99 last June, but Thursday the Chicago Board of…