Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday vetoed state spending recently passed by lawmakers for major upgrades to a Jackson park, the capital city’s planetarium and several other earmarks lawmakers made in a massive capital projects bill.
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today April 28, 2022 Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday vetoed state spending recently passed by lawmakers for major upgrades to a Jackson park, the capital city's planetarium and several other earmarks lawmakers made in a massive capital projects bill. "Jackson is not one suburban golf course and one planetarium away from thriving," Reeves said, adding the city should focus on its crumbling infrastructure and crime.
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