Pete Smith
Pete Smith
gaming key revenue tax topic
Gaming is a key part of Mississippi's tax revenue base. It is a topic that will be discussed.
aware calls good service stolen vehicles
It's not just calls of service. They're aware of stolen vehicles and they're making good arrests on them.
alcohol apparently bait contact girls people recruit
These people would apparently just contact girls randomly, bait them with alcohol and recruit them.
bill decision reviewed
Once he has reviewed the bill he will make a decision at that time.
general house obvious recipes recognizes serious tax
It's obvious the House recognizes the serious difficulties with this whole approach. It would have shortchanged the municipalities, and it would have shortchanged the state's general fund, which are recipes for tax increases.
car clear consistent obvious trauma victims
There is trauma, obvious trauma to the victims -- trauma that is not consistent with a car accident, but what that trauma is is not clear at this time.
appealing basically believe flaws human people
They basically get people to believe that if they put up some money, they will get more back. They're appealing to one of the basic flaws in human nature: greed.
education employee higher katrina paying priorities share
The first thing, is paying our share of the Katrina bill. After that, his priorities are higher education and (state) employee pay.
general house recipes recognized serious state tax
The House recognized the serious difficulties of this whole approach. It would've shortchanged municipalities and shortchanged the state general fund, which are recipes for tax increases.
critical fill medical support volunteers
The medical volunteers have come in to fill a critical need and their support has been immeasureable.
against hurricane losses possible recovering revenue state time
He's against possible revenue losses at a time when the state is recovering from Hurricane Katrina. It may not be prudent.
both comment decide hard moving target until
Everything is such a moving target right now, it will be hard for him to make a comment on everything ... until they both decide on what they want to do on these bills.
good hope positive
We're positive with the inroads we're making. We have good success, good focus. Hope it continues.