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October 11, 2008

Oil’s tumble may put gas average under $3 in weeks

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/10/8 Gas prices across Mississippi are expected to continue to fall, with the cost of a gallon of regular unleaded possibly slipping below $3 at more metro-are stations by Thanksgiving, according to AAA Mississippi. Unleaded gasoline was an average $3.40 a gallon nationally on Thursday, AAA reported. In Mississippi, the cost was lower…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
October 11, 2008

State tax collections lagging

The Clarion-Ledger, 10/10/8 Mississippi tax collections are lagging this year as the national economy sputters. Yet in a poor state with relatively modest spending, budget writers say they’re not worried that they’ll be forced to cut services. The chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Democrat Johnny Stringer of Montrose, said he is accustomed to cycles…