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February 24, 2009

Cigarette tax loses momentum as stimulus expectations rise

The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal Editorial, 2/24/9 A funny thing happened during the rush to increase the cigarette tax in Mississippi – the federal stimulus package passed. When the legislative session began in early January, both House and Senate leaders spoke of the urgency to increase Mississippi’s cigarette tax – the third lowest in the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 24, 2009

Medicaid getting $137M-plus

The Clarion-Ledger, 2/24/9 President Barack Obama said Monday that Mississippi will receive more than $137 million this week for Medicaid costs. The money is part of $15 billion in the recently enacted stimulus package aimed at lowering state costs to run the health-care program for the poor. Obama warned the nation’s governors, in Washington on…