Jump to full article: AP, 2007-03-19
Author: HOLBROOK MOHR Associated Press
Intro: The Mississippi Senate on Tuesday will consider reviving one of the biggest issues of the 2007 legislative session - a plan to slash taxes on groceries and increase taxes on cigarettes.
Some lawmakers say the matter could come down a few votes.
A so-called "tax swap" bill died last week after a legislative deadline passed and Senate Finance Committee Chairman Tommy Robertson refused to let the measure out of his committee.
But Sen. Travis Little, R-Corinth, announced on the Senate floor Monday that he will ask for a suspension of legislative rules Tuesday to file an identical proposal.
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