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City elections in municipalities are held differently

Picayune Item

PICAYUNE — Pearl River County has two municipalities, and while they are within the same county, how elections for their respective governing bodies play out is very different. Picayune, the southern most and largest municipality, is governed by a weak mayor, city manager type of government.

Regional View: Best intentions don’t make for best laws

Kirksville Daily Express

Sometimes in our perusal of upcoming and proposed legislation in Jefferson City, we come across bills that may have good ideas behind them, but no place being made into law. One of these bills, concerning an extra tax on “violent” video games, is House Bill 893 and is still seeing work toward passage.