Mississippi - Republicans in the Mississippi Legislature have suddenly gotten religion when it comes to raising the state’s ludicrously low tax on cigarettes. Republican lawmakers have spent the last several years helping Gov. Haley Barbour block efforts to raise the tax, including during the recent fruitless special session. Now some GOP leaders, including Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, are saying let us take another crack at it in yet another special session in September or October. More...
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