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August 20, 2008

Castle doctrine: Law is not a ‘free pass’ to kill

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 8/20/8 The recent fatal shooting by a Jackson convenience store clerk of a man who allegedly stole a case of beer fulfills some of the worst fears of those who opposed passage of the so-called “Castle law.” The 2006 Legislature approved Senate Bill 2426, based on The Castle Doctrine that “every man’s…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
August 20, 2008

Tax changes?

The Clarion-Ledger, 8/20/8 A tax commission established by Gov. Haley Barbour voted Tuesday to recommend hiking the tobacco tax to 50 cents, a move that most likely assures such an increase is in Mississippi’s near future. But key legislative leaders said most other tax code tweaks that cleared the commission probably will not pass the…