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Jay Hughes: Gift and Transparency
Guess which elected officials got HUGE GIFTS this year.
GUESS: That is what you will be limited to because, in Mississippi, gifts do not have to be disclosed by an elected official – whether a new truck, boat, trip to Paris, etc.
I will introduce a bill next week that will require elected officials disclose all “gifts,” just like campaign contributions. Let’s see if the powerbrokers let the bill see the light of day.
Oxford lawyer Jay Hughes serves the 12th District in the Mississippi House of Representatives. He can be contacted at jayfordistrict12@gmail.com.
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