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  1. Dem Support for Power Grab Not Likely, Holland SaysRead the original story w/Photo

    Tuesday Nov 10 | Jackson Free Press

    Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, said he doubted if a majority of the House would vote to give Gov.

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  2. Governor needs flexibility to fix budgetRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | The Mississippi Press

    ... need the greater flexibility of a 10 percent limit on budget cuts. Two key Democrats, Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville and Rep. Cecil Brown of Jackson, said the Legislature shouldn't surrender its authority over the budget. A Republican, Sen. ...

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  3. Legislature unlikely to yield any powerRead the original story

    Sunday Nov 8 | Hattiesburg American

    ... in the governor having more power over what is clearly a legislative function,' said Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. But Sen. Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo, said he supports temporarily expanding the governor's power. 'We are in economic times that ...

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  4. Barbour: Miss. gov needs more power to cut budgetRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | Meridian Star

    ... would have to approve the change. ''We do the best we can, and it is trial-and-error,'' Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, told reporters after the meeting with Barbour. ''If we get in bad shape, he can call us back and we'll deal with it. But ...

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  5. Gov. seeking more budget-cut power

    Friday Nov 6 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... in the governor having more power over what is clearly a legislative function,' said Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville. Holland, a member of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, said while he's willing to work with the Republican governor to ...

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  6. Mississippi BudgetRead the original story

    Thursday Nov 5 | WJTV Jackson

    ... give him - and future governors more flexibility for financial management. Democratic Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville said writing a budget is a legislative responsibility and he doesn't want to give any governor too much control. View More : No ...

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  7. Enhancing the Kinga s Museum in TupeloRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 18 | Meridian Star

    ... to pass a $4.27 million bond issue to finance improvements at the birthplace in east Tupelo. The Democrat from Plantersville, near Tupelo, said he again will seek state bond funds to help with planned enhancements at the birthplace museum, which ...

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  8. Enhancing the Kinga s Museum in TupeloRead the original story

    Sunday Oct 18 | Meridian Star

    ... to pass a $4.27 million bond issue to finance improvements at the birthplace in east Tupelo. The Democrat from Plantersville, near Tupelo, said he again will seek state bond funds to help with planned enhancements at the birthplace museum, which ...

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  9. Enhancing the King's museum

    Saturday Oct 17 | The Mississippi Press

    ... to pass a $4.27 million bond issue to finance improvements at the birthplace in east Tupelo. The Democrat from Plantersville, near Tupelo, said he again will seek state bond funds to help with planned enhancements at the birthplace museum, which ...

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  10. Miss. makes initiative process difficultRead the original story

    Sep 29, 2009 | Picayune Item

    ... to keep "a bunch of carpetbaggers" from interfering with Mississippi's business, said Rep. Steve Holland. D-Plantersville, after the constitutional amendment passed the House in 1998. While Mississippi's initiative process promised an avenue for ...

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  11. Miss. makes initiative process for amendments difficultRead the original story

    Sep 29, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... to keep 'a bunch of carpetbaggers' from interfering with Mississippi's business, said Rep. Steve Holland. D-Plantersville, after the constitutional amendment passed the House in 1998. While Mississippi's initiative process promised an avenue for ...

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  12. Signatures may hinder voter ID initiative

    Sep 28, 2009 | Hattiesburg American

    ... to keep 'a bunch of carpetbaggers' from interfering with Mississippi's business, said Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, after the constitutional amendment passed the House in 1998. While Mississippi's initiative process promised an avenue for ...

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  13. Fight Continues Over Medicaid's Coverage Of Speech Therapy

    Sep 24, 2009 | The Jackson Channel

    ... "I've been very vocal on their move to try and restrict speech therapy for children," Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville said. "I mean, why do we want to mess with our children -- period?" When WAPT asked Gov. Haley Barbour about Medicaid's policy ...

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  14. Miss. gova t job applications going electronic onlyRead the original story

    Sep 23, 2009 | Picayune Item

    ... completed high school. "You're penalizing people who don't know how to use computers," Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, told Fitch during a state budget hearing Monday. Fitch said people can get help at several places, including any of the 54 ...

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  15. Hosemann: Voter ID likely on Mississippi ballot in 2011

    Sep 22, 2009 | Meridian Star

    ... questions about their duties, which is how voter ID came up for discussion. Democratic Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville reminded Hosemann that the House passed a voter ID bill with bipartisan support earlier this year, but Republicans killed the ...

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  16. Budget increases not possible, state lawmakers say

    Sep 22, 2009 | WLBT-TV Jackson

    ... fact of the matter is $50 million is daunting and impossible," said State Representative D. Stephen Holland, D-Plantersville. "Without a change in the system, it's going to be difficult to get a dime," said State Senator Alan Nunnelee, R-Tupelo. And ...

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  17. Miss. gov't job applications going electronic onlyRead the original story

    Sep 21, 2009 | Meridian Star

    ... becoming a thing of the past. That's not sitting well with some lawmakers. Democratic Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville says he worries some people will be excluded from job opportunities just because they don't have computer skills. Fitch says ...

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  18. MS Supreme Court, Personnel Board meet with budget writersRead the original story

    Sep 22, 2009 | WLOX-TV Biloxi

    ... and that's a lot of people in this state," said State Representative D. Stephen Holland, a democrat from Plantersville. "Well, there's also the call center," Fitch responded. "We'll be in libraries and WIN Job Centers, and then there's a call center ...

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  19. State: Out with pen-paper applicationsRead the original story

    Sep 22, 2009 | The Clarion-Ledger

    ... completed high school. 'You're penalizing people who don't know how to use computers,' Rep. Steve Holland, D-Plantersville, told Fitch during a state budget hearing Monday. Fitch said people can get help at several places, including any of the 54 ...

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  20. Miss. Gova T Job Applications Going Electronic OnlyRead the original story

    Sep 21, 2009 | WJTV Jackson

    ... becoming a thing of the past. That's not sitting well with some lawmakers. Democratic Rep. Steve Holland of Plantersville says he worries some people will be excluded from job opportunities just because they don't have computer skills. Fitch says ...

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