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April 6, 2012

Effort to Renew Miss. Immigration Enforcement Ends

Effort to Renew Miss. Immigration Enforcement Ends A Mississippi House chairman on Thursday abandoned his effort to revive tougher immigration enforcement provisions that included requiring local police to report suspected illegal immigrants to federal authorities. The bill, which was killed earlier this week by a Senate chairman, now appears to be dead this legislative session.…
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April 6, 2012

Workers’ comp bill narrowly passes Senate

Workers’ comp bill narrowly passes Senate The third time around will be the last for the Mississippi House to consider whether to change the state’s workers’ compensation law. Senate Bill 2576, amended to reflect the House’s original bill, passed for the second time Thursday on a 59-58 vote. It is one of few controversial measures…