BILL CRAWFORD — Privatizing jobs undermines PERS
Unintended consequences? Or a deep state conspiracy in Mississippi? That specter arose with bills introduced in the Mississippi Legislature to privatize Alcohol Beverage Control services and the operation of state parks. House Bill 997 as introduced by Rep. Trey Lamar of Senatobia, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, would privatize the stateâs distribution system of wine and liquor. Senate Bill 2486 as introduced by Sen. Neil Whaley of Potts Camp, chairman of the Senate Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks Committee, would privatize up to 21 of the stateâs 25 state parks. ...