The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus will hold a town hall meeting Saturday at the Starkville Sportsplex, one of a series of town halls the group has been holding throughout the state since the end of the legislative session in April.
"The idea behind this is to allow citizens in every part of the state to have a voice, to ask questions and tell us what is on their minds," said Rep. Tyrone Ellis of Starkville. "When you have a state budget that has $415 million in corporate tax cuts, and yo
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