January 22, 2010
Mississippi
By Phil West @ the Commercial Appeal
Compulsive gambling will not become grounds for divorce in Mississippi, House members decided Thursday.
The legislation’s sponsor, Rep. Mark Duvall, D-Mantachie, cited the case of a couple in his district where the husband had gambled away much of their joint retirement funds, but the wife had no other grounds for [...]
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December 16, 2009
Mississippi
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The final version of a massive federal spending bill includes more than $150 million for specific projects in Mississippi, the state’s two U.S. senators said.
Republicans Thad Cochran and Roger Wicker said the bill covers transportation, education, health, military and cultural projects. It also funds federal projects that could affect the state, including $5 [...]
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