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January 23, 2012

Majority – Democrats sound-off about committee assignments

Majority – Democrats sound-off about committee assignments … That’s better than some other Yellow Dogs, who were closest to McCoy and made the backbone of the old Democratic majority. The following longtime Democrats received neither a chair or vice chair: Cecil Brown, Bennett Malone, Bobby Moak, Tommy Reynolds, and Johnny Stringer. Holland also didn’t seem…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 23, 2012

Coast’s lawmakers named to powerful positions

Coast’s lawmakers named to powerful positions South Mississippi fared well when new House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, named his leadership team on Friday, snaring eight committee chairmanships including the powerful Appropriations post. The 19-member delegation for the six South Mississippi counties had held five chairmanships for the last four years under former Speaker Billy McCoy,…