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January 18, 2011

Vote expected on payday loans

Vote expected on payday loans A bill that reduces the 572-percent equivalent interest on payday loans – and extends the length of those loans – is expected to be introduced today. “I think the consumer needs more time to pay,” said House Banking Committee Chairman George Flaggs, D-Vicksburg. “I would like to move Mississippi up…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 18, 2011

CL – Colleges: Dividing the state budget pie

Colleges: Dividing the state budget pie Like other state agencies, the state’s community college system is dealing with mounting state budget cuts while at the same time absorbing soaring enrollments. Community colleges are looking at a 3 percent cut for fiscal 2012, according to Gov. Haley Barbour’s budget proposals released Nov. 15. for a system…