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Development booming along Highland Colony Financial corridor (The Clarion-Ledger) - 178 weeks ago

Doug Varney arranges loans for Holmes County Bank from an office in Ridgeland. Lexington-based Holmes County Bank is among a half dozen or more financial institutions that have opened offices, branches or headquarters along the parkway on the stretch between Old Agency Road and Mississippi 463.

Here come another eight constitutional amendments (The Town Talk) - 178 weeks ago

BATON ROUGE -- Right on the heels of the 13 constitutional amendments approved by voters Sept. 30 come another eight propositions on the Nov. 7 statewide election ballot.

Eight constitutional amendments on tap (The Times) - 178 weeks ago

Proposed constitutional changes Here's a look at the eight propositions on the Nov. 7 ballot, along with what PAR says about them and what CABL recommends for voters to do: AMENDMENT NO. 1: PROPERTY TAX ASSESSMENT FREEZES FOR MILITARY AND DISABLED Legal authority: Act 511 - SENATE BILL NO. 89, Regular Session, 2005; by Sen. Ben Nevers, D-Bogalusa; Amending Article VII, Section 18 (G).

Ballot includes amendments on eminent domain, retirement investments (The Times and Democrat) - 178 weeks ago

COLUMBIA, S.C. - Voters will consider a handful of constitutional amendments on this year's ballot, including capping property tax increases to 15 percent every five years and restricting when the government can use its power of eminent domain.

Ron L. Killingsworth: Voters must send a strong message to officials (The Times) - 178 weeks ago

Each edition of The Times usually contains at least one article that renews my disgust with our state elected officials. The edition on Oct. 5 contained three such articles.

Sportingbet sells U.S. operations for $1 (AP via Yahoo! News) - 178 weeks ago

Sportingbet PLC is making a bet that there is no future in online gambling in the United States. The British company said Friday it sold its U.S. operations for $1 following legislation to ban Internet gambling in the United States.

Turn up heat on enforcement of Shreveport's property standards (The Times) - 178 weeks ago

That candidates for local office heard an earful of complaints from residents is no surprise. More directed efforts to strengthen enforcement tools and address the problem come none too soon.

Highways are safer (2theadvocate.com) - 179 weeks ago

Louisiana’s highway safety picture showed the most improvement in a quarter of a century, with drops in overall fatalities and alcohol-related and motorcycle deaths, a state official said Wednesday.

State's concealed-weapons law among nation's most relaxed (Seattle Times) - 179 weeks ago

Citizens must meet a specific list of requirements, but applicants don't need to complete training.

Voters Have Chance to Reclaim Property Rights (U.S. Newswire via Yahoo! News) - 179 weeks ago

Voters in more than a dozen states will go to the polls next month with the potential of taking the first steps in reclaiming private property rights threatened by recent court decisions. According to H. Sterling Burnett, a senior fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis (NCPA), private property rights have long been ignored as a "constitutional step-child" by federal courts.