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McCoy’s retirement as speaker extinction of legislative species

Marty Wiseman — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 06:00:23 +0000

Everyone who keeps up with politics in Mississippi knew that it was on his mind. But everyone also knows that Speaker of the Mississippi House of Representatives Billy McCoy can be one stubborn soul when he wants to be. Yet last week Speaker McCoy made what had to be a gut-wrenching decision for him. He [...]

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MBJ Editorial: Legislature missed a great opportunity

MBJ Staff — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 06:00:40 +0000

After weeks of slow and steady progress under the Capitol dome, the Mississippi Legislature was in position to accomplish a rare feat in today’s highly partisan political atmosphere. Despite the sabre rattling and public pronouncements of those clamoring for a costly court fight, the redistricting process was reduced to a single Senate vote. It represented [...]

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MCPP President On Redistricting

Stephen McDill — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:07:27 +0000

JACKSON- Mississippi Center for Public Policy president Forest Thigpen comments Wednesday on current redistricting legislation at the Mississippi State Capitol. This is the first in a special series of interviews with Thigpen.

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Funding university research

Clay Chandler — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 06:00:33 +0000

Going back two decades, Mississippi’s current and former senators have distinguished themselves as masters of the earmark system. One of the primary beneficiaries of that targeted federal money has been the various research departments of the state’s colleges, universities and community colleges. That spigot most likely won’t flow like it once did, now that the [...]

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Read their lips: No new taxes

Clay Chandler — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 06:00:48 +0000

Officials made feelings known in speeches at MEC’s annual event Mississippi’s statewide elected officials each spoke for about 10 minutes at last Thursday’s Hobnob. They all said pretty much the same thing: The state’s budget for fiscal year 2012 will be among the leanest the state has had in generations, and raising taxes on anything [...]

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U.S. 82 Mississippi River Bridge Dedication

Stephen McDill — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 19:32:03 +0000

GREENVILLE- State lawmakers, transportation officials, and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation gathered in Greenville to celebrate the opening of the new U.S. 82 Mississippi River Bridge, a massive structure that will connect Greenville, Miss. with Lake Village, Ark. and provide major economic development for the region.

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