• Legislative leaders continue to rule out tax increases
  The leadership in the Mississippi Legislature is continuing to rule out any increase in state taxes. Wayne Sorge reports that pledge was emphasized during last night's QUORUM program on Mississippi Public Broadcasting television. (1:26)
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• Legislative assignments coming today and tomorrow
  Mississippi's new House Speaker Billy McCoy says he did not start working with Speaker Pro Tem J.P. Compretta on making committee assignments until the two of them were elected to the house leadership last week. And in an appearance on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's QUOREM program the speaker said he plans to make public committee appointments and designate the chairs of committees this afternoon at four o'clock. (0:30)
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• New MDA Director Desires Increased Tourism
  Mississippi's new leader of economic development wants to make tourism the state's number one service industry. Scott Phillips has this report. (1:38)
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• Mississippi economic development director Leland Speed says he hopes to make tourism the state's number one service industry
  Speed, appointed head of the Mississippi Development Authority by Governor Haley Barbour, says health care is the number one service industry now, but the state has the potential and resources to elevate tourism. Speed cited the Natchez Trace as an example. (0:34)
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• Extended unemployment benefits over, but good while they lasted
  A federal program providing extended jobless benefits for the long-term unemployed has come to an end. But as Wayne Sorge reports, the program provided needed help for Mississippians during a two year period. (2:01)
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• The state board of education is considering changing its required math courses for high school graduation
  State Superintendent Henry Johnson says the change would bring Mississippi under compliance of the federal No Child Left Behind Act. (0:20)
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