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Mississippi daily news roundup

House approves ban on nitrous oxide



House members overwhelmingly approved legislation Monday that bars nitrous oxide, which one legislator called "like a vehicle on steroids," in memory of a state trooper killed last May while chasing a Pontiac Trans Am equipped with the gas.
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Huge crowd turns out for Martin eulogy, burial



TUCKER, Miss. — They came by the hundreds Monday to tiny Holy Rosary Catholic Church in this community of Neshoba County, about five miles southeast of Philadelphia, to pay their final respects to Phillip Martin, former tribal chief of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians.
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Climate stance criticized


Eight state environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Bobby Jindal last week asking the state stop acting "in an obstructionist manner on climate change."   Read More
Community colleges go high tech


Community college classrooms are getting "smarter," sometimes in unexpected ways. Very soon, students will be able to answer lecture questions using that indispensable accoutrement of 21st century life - their cell phones.   Read More
Legislative highlights


Mandatory school start date: Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, all public schools in Mississippi would start on Sept. 1, based on an amendment approved Monday in the House.   Read More
Delta women sentenced in SNAP fraud


Two Delta women are facing probation and restitution payments for fraudulently receiving benefits from the state's former food stamp program.   Read More
States look to the bottle


States suffering through tough times are reaching for a tonic. Lawmakers in several states with tight control of liquor sales are considering legislation that would shift the job to private industry, saving money and raising revenue.   Read More
Governor Photo
 
Gov. Haley Barbour (R)
Elected: November 2003
Term expires: January 2012

 

State capital: Jackson
State nickname: The Magnolia State
Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant (R)
Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann (R)
Attorney General Jim Hood (D)
Senate President Pro Tem: Billy Hewes III (R)
House Speaker: William McCoy (D) 
   
   


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