Campaign bitterness erupts in Legislature over routine local bill
by Associated Press Published: February 9,2012
Tags: bills, elections, law, lawmakers, legislative branch, partisanship, political advertisements, Politics, state government, tax increases, taxes
JACKSON — Democratic bitterness over Republican campaign tactics in last year’s Mississippi legislative elections erupted yesterday in a debate over an otherwise routine local bill. Several Democrats said opponents sent mailers claiming they voted for a large number of tax increases, unfairly counting times they voted to raise or renew taxes requested by individual cities [...] [...]
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