July 10, 2015
Earlier in the week, House Appropriations Committee Chairman Rep. Herb Frierson (pictured), R-Poplarville, hastily called a meeting with state agency directors and told the group to prepare to slash their budgets by 7.8 percent across the board. Amile Wilson/File Photo
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School Advocates Blast GOP 'Scare Tactics' on Initiative 42
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