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Hood wins nomination for governor Reeves leads in GOP
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,08/07/19-5:42AM , 174 Reads
JACKSON — Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood defeated seven lesser-known candidates Tuesday to grab the Democratic nomination for Mississippi governor. In the Republican gubernatorial primary, second-term Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves had the lead over two others.
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Revenue up 5% for state budget year
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,07/10/19-1:05AM , 186 Reads
JACKSON — Mississippi government collected nearly 5% more money during the state budget year that recently ended than it did the previous year.

Newly released information from the Legislative Budget Office shows that’s an increase of about $278 million.
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Miss. gubernatorial candidates split on gas tax, Medicaid
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,06/22/19-1:52AM , 216 Reads
BILOXI — Mississippi gubernatorial candidates are divided over whether the state should expand Medicaid to the working poor and increase the gasoline tax to fund improvements for highways and bridges.
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Humanist group objects to state’s ‘In God We Trust’ license plates
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,04/05/19-1:51AM , 155 Reads
JACKSON — A national group that includes atheists and agnostics is objecting to Mississippi’s new standard license plate design that has the phrase “In God We Trust.”
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