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January 18, 2012

SALTER – Democrats ignore history of GOP trying to change outside counsel rule

Curbs on AG’s hiring counsel have historical precedent STARKVILLE — Claims from Democratic lawmakers that Republican legislation aimed at changing the state’s outside counsel process for the attorney general’s office is “retaliation” against Attorney General Jim Hood’s stance on former Gov. Haley Barbour’s controversial pardons ignore a substantial amount of Mississippi legal and political history.…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 18, 2012

SH – Bryant passes first test with high marks

Bryant passes first test with high marks Gov. Phil Bryant has passed his first test as Mississippi’s chief executive with high marks. Haley Barbour’s last minute pardons of more than 200 criminals created a vast distraction to Bryant’s inauguration and first day in charge. But it also gave the new governor a unique opportunity to…