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September 18, 2017

PENDER dives into recent Ethics opinions across the state

GEOFF PENDER: Public servants hiring spouses, mothers, brothers, lovers: Is it ethical? One of the Ethics Commission’s duties is to issue “advisory opinions” to public servants regarding the state’s (meager, weak and sometimes unclear) conflict-of-interest and ethics laws. The opinions don’t carry the weight of law, but they do provide some legal cover if a…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 18, 2017

Hernando raises taxes first time in decades

Hernando taxpayers to get 5.8-mill hike Hernando aldermen voted Thursday in a recessed board meeting to increase the city property tax rate by 5.8 mills, the first major increase in the city’s ad valorem tax rate in decades. The board’s vote was unanimous, with the exception of Ward Four Alderman Mike McLendon, who was absent…