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Treat hot-car deaths the same
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,06/02/16-1:00PM , 198 Reads
MERIDIAN — The black father whose 8-month-old daughter died after being left for hours in a hot car in Grenada was charged with second-degree murder and thrown in jail.

The white mother whose 2-year-old daughter died after being left for hours in a hot car in Gluckstadt was not charged and kept her freedom.
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This works, that doesn’t
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,05/26/16-4:34PM , 164 Reads
MERIDIAN — Statistical research studies make for dull reading. But they can provide useful info nuggets for policymakers.
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Study local taxes, too
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,05/19/16-5:33PM , 239 Reads
MERIDIAN — Legislative leaders, having passed one of the largest tax cuts in state history, now say they will conduct a comprehensive study of Mississippi’s tax structure.
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State is in ‘oops’ mode
By BILL CRAWFORD - Contributing Columnist
Thu,05/12/16-4:34PM , 143 Reads
MERIDIAN — Oops ... The Mississippi Department of Revenue laid off 35 temp workers who help process tax returns just as thousands of April tax returns arrived.
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