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March 21, 2009

Governor Haley Barbour on MS budget projections – suggests ‘legislative recess’

“As we approached the 2009 legislative session, all of us recognized the slowing economy would have a depressing effect on the state budget. Today’s action by the Revenue Estimating Committee again confirms that concern. “Going into the session, it was projected that Fiscal Year 2009 general fund revenue would fall $200 million short of expectations;…
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March 20, 2009

US Rep. Gene Taylor seeks to strip antitrust exemption

Taylor seeks to strip antitrust exemption Mississippi 4th District U.S. Rep. Gene Taylor and fellow Democratic Rep. Peter DeFazio of Oregon filed a bill Thursday to remove the federal antitrust exemption from the insurance industry. The legislation follows the controversy involving American International Group Inc., which has received $182 billion in bailout money and paid…