• Rescuing the state employees health insurance plan
  Last night on QUORUM, leaders of the House and Senate Insurance Committees talked about ways of rescuing the state employees insurance plan. Teresa Collier reports. (1:41)
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• State employees concerned about proposed budget cuts
  Mississippi state employees are attempting to influence legislators after proposals from Governor Barbour to streamline the state budget. Wayne Sorge was at the capitol as state employees rallied and talked with lawmakers. (1:33)
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• State employees converge on capitol concerned about insurance and jobs
  The Head of the Mississippi Alliance of State Employees says Governor Haley Barbour's budget-trimming proposals should be defeated. And Brenda Scott told her members to convince legislators the proposals would result in lost jobs for some and with a proposal to have employees pay for health insurance-- the effect would be a pay cut. (0:15)
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  As state employees met with legislators, Representative Jim Evans of Jackson talked with Wayne Sorge about the proposed budget cutting measures. (0:37)
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• Members of the legislature's house conservation committee held a hearing yesterday to learn about the advantages of hybrid electric cars
  Committee chairman Jamie Franks says upgrading the state's fleet of vehicles to hybrids would be beneficial. (0:33)
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• House Committee Explores Hybrid Car Theory
  Members of the legislature's house conservation committee are entertaining the idea of updating the state's fleet of vehicles to hybrid electrics. Scott Phillips has this report. (1:33)
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• Oriental Limelight artemisia - Part 2
  Southern Gardening Radio from the Mississippi State University Extension Service serves lawn and garden enthusiasts Monday through Friday with timely information presented in a 2-minute format.

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