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December 8, 2009

Mississippi to compensate 4 wrongfully convicted men

Mississippi to compensate 4 wrongfully convicted men Freed in 2008, seven years after DNA testing cleared him, Brewer is planning for his wedding in April. “Everything is going all right,” Brewer said in a recent telephone interview from his home in Brooksville. Brewer also is expecting to receive money from the state for his wrongful…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 8, 2009

Tough calls ahead on the state budget

Tough calls ahead on the state budget NOW IT’S the Legislature’s turn. Gov. Haley Barbour has cut about all governors are allowed to cut from the state budget, whacking more than $226 million since the fiscal year began in July. State law prohibits governors from cutting agency budgets more than 5 percent without approval from…