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May 21, 2008

Area officials cite glitch, hope for storm funds

The Clarion-Ledger, 5/20/8 A communication issue in the days after the April 4 tornados may have hurt Hinds County’s initial appeal for federal disaster assistance, but state and local officials say they are encouraged the money might still come. “If we had all worked more closely the first time around, we wouldn’t have had to…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 21, 2008

Much dissent, but all say change needed State tax structure studied

The Clarion-Ledger, 5/20/8 A group studying Mississippi’s tax structure is getting plenty of contradictory advice from business groups, elected officials and private residents. Owners of small businesses said during a public meeting Monday that they want to reduce or eliminate the inventory tax. City and county leaders warned the loss of revenue from inventory taxes…