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JACKSON, Miss.- Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says he’s not sure it was a good idea for the federal government to make BP put $20 million into escrow to compensate victims of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. President …

JACKSON – Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour says a strand of oil about a meter wide and two miles long has been found on Petit Bois Island near the Mississippi-Alabama border. Barbour says the caramel-colored strand was spotted about 9:15 a.m. Tuesday …

JACKSON, Miss. — A top Democrat in the Mississippi Senate says it’s wrong for Medicaid to cut payments to doctors and other providers. Senate Public Health Committee Chairman Hob Bryan said Monday that Republican Gov. Haley Barbour could tap the …

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – A key Democratic lawmaker announced a compromise with Republican Gov. Haley Barbour on Monday over proposed changes to the Mississippi Department of Employment Security to make the state eligible for more stimulus money. A bill …