Rights Museum Hits Snag -- Private Contribution Requirement at Issue

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › March 30, 2011

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JACKSON - Some state lawmakers are trying to revive a proposed Mississippi civil rights museum after the project stalled amid a dispute over a requirement for private matching money.

Negotiators from the House and Senate missed a weekend deadline to agree on proposals to build a civil rights museum and a Mississippi history museum on state-owned property in Jackson. Lawmakers are considering borrowing money by issuing bonds for the project.

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Rights Museum Hits Snag -- Private Contribution Requirement at Issue

Senate Finance Committee chairman Dean Kirby, R-Pearl, said Tuesday that his chamber won't...

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