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February 28, 2008

Barbour pushing port to south

The Sun Herald, 2/28/8 Gov. Haley Barbour said last week he wants the state Port of Gulfport to consider a southward expansion instead of the port’s plan to go west. And he expects a decision in “weeks, not months.” Island View Casino executives have become the biggest critics of the port’s plan to expand west…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 28, 2008

MS Senate Approves Death Penalty for Child Predators

WJTV, 2/27/8 The state senate has approved a bill that authorizes the death penalty for anyone convicted of raping or committing sexually battery against a child under the age of 12 at least twice. District 41 Sen. Joey Fillingane, principal sponsor of the legislation, says the bill was proposed by the state Department of Human…