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March 27, 2008

Moral high ground on campaign cash can be a slippery place

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 3/27/8 The perfect squelch? Jim Herring thought so. But Wayne Dowdy had a reply. Last week, Herring, chairman of the Republican Party in Mississippi, summoned cameras to a press conference in Jackson. The big announcement was that his party would turn over to Boys and Girls Clubs of Mississippi the entire $27,250…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 27, 2008

Bills clear hurdle, but Medicaid crisis looms

The Clarion-Ledger, 3/27/8 Bills that would change Mississippi’s gaming laws, fund education and allow cities to seize drug houses survived a key legislative deadline Wednesday. But they’re likely headed to negotiations between House and Senate leaders and will undergo further changes before they are sent to Gov. Haley Barbour’s desk. Rival bills addressing casinos cleared…