JACKSON -- Incentives for recorded music sound good to some Mississippi lawmakers.
House members voted 110-5 Thursday to pass House Bill 907, which would give up to $1.5 million in subsidies to people who record music or produce expensive concerts or theater performances in the state.
House Tourism Committee Chairwoman Rita Martinson, R-Madison, told the House she believes the measure will lure more recording and concerts to Mississippi.
"I'm tired of Nashville and Muscle Shoals and Atlanta b
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