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February 16, 2012

New budgeting rule adopted in Miss. Legislature

New budgeting rule adopted in Miss. Legislature Mississippi legislators have set a new budget-writing rule, but only after arguing about whether it increases accountability or limits most lawmakers’ power to boost spending on education and other programs. Senators voted 32-16 Wednesday to adopt the Legislature’s joint operating rules for the four-year term that started last…
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February 16, 2012

Trent Lott Op-Ed – Preventing horse slaughter – a personal evolution

Preventing horse slaughter – a personal evolution A few years ago, when I was still serving in the Senate, I was asked to support legislation that would ban the practice of slaughtering horses for human consumption. My initial reaction was cool to the notion that the federal government should be mandating or telling owners of…