• House leaders prepare budget proposal for tomorrow
  Differing philosophies over how to balance Mississippi's state budget will spark discussion tomorrow as Wayne Sorge reports; leaders of the House of Representatives will present alternatives to proposals from Governor Barbour. (1:29)
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• Budget plan coming from House of Representatives
  Differing budget philosophies will surface at the Mississippi Capitol this week as Wayne Sorge reports leaders in the House of Representatives plan to introduce an alternative to proposed budget balancing measures backed by Governor Barbour. (1:29)
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• Closing the Health Care Gap Act
  The Closing the Health Care Gap Act is designed to reduce and eliminate health disparities for racial and ethnic minorities and other underserved populations, says US Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist. (0:17)
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  Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran says the legislation will tackle health care disparities on several fronts. (0:33)
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• Sen. Cochran Co-authors Health Care Disparity Legislation
  Senator Thad Cochran along with Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and other senate colleagues have introduced a bill to address disparities in health care. MPB's Scott Phillips has this report.(1:33)
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• All conference committee meetings now open to the public
  Mississippi legislators have taken a significant step toward opening up the legislative process to the general public. Last week, lawmakers adopted new rules that will give the public free access to all conference committee meetings, including those for money bills. For years, conference meetings were conducted behind closed doors. Three members of the House and three from the Senate would negotiate final versions of bills without the public’s knowledge. But in 2001 legislators opened conference meetings for general bills and last week they extended that openness to appropriations conferences.

  Representative Randy Pierce is chairman of the House Education committee. He says open meetings are overall positive, with only a few negatives. (0:22)
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• All conference committees are now open to the public
  House and Senate members recently adopted rules that would allow the public to attend all conference committee meetings. Teresa Collier reports. (1:39)
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• Commentaries - Walt Grayson (1:58)
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• Bridal Wreath spiraea
  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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