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March 5, 2010

MIM – Harper and Thompson Vote No, Taylor and Childers Vote Yes on Jobs Bill

MIM – Harper and Thompson Vote No, Taylor and Childers Vote Yes on Jobs Bill In something you don’t see everyday, Representatives Gregg Harper and Bennie Thompson both opposed a House bill, while Representative Gene Taylor and Travis Childers both supported it. The bill was the $15 billion jobs bill that recently cleared the Senate…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 5, 2010

AP – Ethics director says Open Meetings bill weakened

Ethics director says Open Meetings bill weakened JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi Ethics Commission director Tom Hood says an Open Meetings bill has been watered down by a House committee. Judiciary A Committee Chairman Ed Blackmon says his committee made the bill stronger. The bill originally would’ve required elected officials use their own money to…