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April 21, 2009

Gene Taylor: Obama ignoring US debt problems

Gene Taylor: Obama ignoring US debt problems Former President George W. Bush put the nation chin deep into debt, U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor said Monday. President Barack Obama has continued that trend, he told the Hattiesburg American editorial board. “Now he’s got us about eyeball deep,” Taylor said. Taylor said the bailout coupled with taxpayer…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 21, 2009

SALTER: Smoke, chew, and spit: The politics of taxing tobacco in Miss.

SALTER: Smoke, chew, and spit: The politics of taxing tobacco in Miss. Mississippi House and Senate conferees are set to return to the Capitol on Tuesday at 3 p.m. to resume debate on a proposed hike in the state’s cigarette excise tax. The full Legislature debated the cigarette tax issue for three months in the…