The following has been issued by the office of Governor Haley Barbour. Thirty-four votes will be required in the Senate to override the governor’s veto of this important bill. DATE: Feb. 18, 2010 STATEMENT OF GOVERNOR HALEY BARBOUR ON THE PASSAGE OF SENATE BILL 2688 “I regret the Senate, by a narrow majority, has chosen […]
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On Thursday, February 4, 2010, the Mississippi Senate passed overwhelmingly an amendment to Senate Bill 2688 (SB2688) proposed by Senator Briggs Hopson of Vicksburg that required the use of $50-million from the Health Care Expendable Fund to restore $45-million of the cuts that have been made to MAEP, National Board Certification Program supplements, and Chickasaw Cession payments; $5-million in cuts
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