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July 1, 2009

CL – State’s ‘not-for-profit’ hospitals will get more scrutiny

State’s ‘not-for-profit’ hospitals will get more scrutiny The surprisingly personal political battle between Barbour and the leadership of the MHA over Barbour’s “hospital tax” lasted some three years. When I first began reporting on the “hospital tax” question in mid-2006, Barbour and the Division of Medicaid said that the Legislature had known for years that…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
July 1, 2009

A bigger majority means more Democratic defectors

A bigger majority means more Democratic defectors The 50-plus Democrats considered vulnerable by The Cook Political Report have voted with Republicans about 20 percent of the time on those 15 votes. Some of the members didn’t desert the party on any of the major votes. The votes include last week’s climate change bill, the stimulus…