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Squabbling continues over hospital tax
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Wed,05/13/09-11:00PM , 101 Reads
JACKSON — When lawmakers return to the state Capitol on May 26 to resume negotiations on a new $5 billion state budget for the fiscal year that begins July 1, they will face the same major decision that’s been on the table for more than six months: Who will pay for the state’s portion of the Medicaid program?
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Initiative process has lots of hurdles
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Tue,05/05/09-11:00PM , 161 Reads
JACKSON — Since 1993, Mississippians have had the option of taking the power away from the Legislature and changing the state constitution as they deem appropriate when the Legislature refuses to act. The process is called initiative and referendum, and it isn’t easy.
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State shows need for federal oversight
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Tue,04/28/09-11:00PM , 126 Reads
JACKSON — When election reform is debated in Mississippi, the debate quickly gets away from how reforms can legitimately increase voter participation or safeguard the process from those who would cheat and degenerates into a debate of how partisan advantage can be written into or out of the law.
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Ole Miss search has similarities to State’s
By SID SALTER - Political Columnist
Tue,04/21/09-11:00PM , 208 Reads
JACKSON — While there are indeed some distinct differences, the similarities in the current search to find a successor to Ole Miss Chancellor Robert C. Khayat and the one that finally produced Mississippi State University President Mark Keenum in November are undeniable.

How so? Let me count the ways:
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