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January 24, 2013
FLASH – In wee hours, House votes 64-55 largely along party lines to pass Charter School Bill
Courtesy of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy, here is the vote
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January 24, 2013
Nancy Loome and Parent’s organization back House version of charter school bill right before passage
EMAIL FROM PARENTS CAMPAIGN Good news! The House of Representatives just amended the charter school bill to close the for-profit loophole. The amendment passed on a voice vote at the beginning of debate on the bill. This step is a result of your conversations with legislators. Thank you! The House continues this afternoon to debate…
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January 24, 2013
Zach Scruggs, now working for Solar Blue in Orlando, appeals to SCOTUS – decision to hear on 2/15/13
Zach Scruggs appeals to US Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court will hold a conference Feb. 15 to decide on whether to hear an appeal from Zach Scruggs, who was implicated as having knowledge of a judicial corruption scheme that toppled his father, plaintiffs’ lawyer Richard “Dickie” Scruggs. Court officials say a decision could be…
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January 24, 2013
HARRISON: Talking over each other
HARRISON: Talking over each other When asked what was unconstitutional in Obama’s proposal, a spokesman for the governor said , “As a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association and a recipient of the Kirk Fordice Freedom Award in 2005 from the Jackson chapter of the NRA, Gov. Bryant is a strong, consistent supporter of…
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January 24, 2013
Huffington Post – Mississippi’s GOP Governor Says No American Lacks Health Care
Mississippi’s GOP Governor Says No American Lacks Health Care Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant (R) doesn’t like President Barack Obama’s health care reform law. It’s too expensive and too intrusive, he says. And Bryant has another reason to oppose the law, he revealed in an interview with Kaiser Health News: It’s not necessary because everyone’s doing…
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January 23, 2013
DMR agrees public entitled to agency records
DMR agrees public entitled to agency records Faced with a lawsuit, the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources agreed today to give the Sun Herald agency documents the newspaper seeks under the state’s Public Records Act. The Sun Herald filed a lawsuit Jan. 16 in Chancery Court after DMR denied access to the records, citing the…
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January 23, 2013
Senate-like charter bill best option
Senate-like charter bill best option My views on charter schools have evolved over the past two years, and the tipping point for me was moderating a roundtable discussion on the issue and listening to two parents who are desperate for better opportunities for their children. My father was a public school principal, and my wife…
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January 23, 2013
Jim Barksdale – For-profit charter schools not the answer
Jim Barksdale – For-profit charter schools not the answer I am a staunch proponent for good charter schools. I have worked on this issue over the past two decades, beginning in California in the 1990s before I moved to Mississippi in 2000. Good charter schools can provide a path out of lousy schools where the…
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January 23, 2013
Analysis: Gov. Bryant’s State Of The State Address
Analysis: Gov. Bryant’s State Of The State Address Now more than a year into office, Gov. Phil Bryant’s second State of the State address is probably more indicative of his leadership and priorities than his first address. Clearly, those priorities center on job growth, education and health care. After two terms of Haley Barbour as…
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January 23, 2013
Charter school bill passes major hurdle
Charter school bill passes major hurdle Charter school legislation passed a major hurdle Tuesday when it was approved by the House Education Committee – the same panel that killed it in 2012. It passed 16-14 after a contentious 90-minute debate where opponents again questioned the wisdom of taking funds from traditional public schools and supporters…
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January 23, 2013
Reaction varies to Bryant’s State of the State
Reaction varies to Bryant’s State of the State Some Mississippi reaction to the 40-minute State of the State speech given Tuesday by Republican Gov. Phil Bryant: ____ Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, a Republican from Jackson, noted that Bryant used a quote by the late President Ronald Reagan (“Tear down this wall”) when talking about…
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January 23, 2013
Education, job creation priorities in Gov. Phil Bryant’s State of the State address
Education, job creation priorities in Gov. Phil Bryant’s State of the State address Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant said in his State of the State speech Tuesday evening that citizens expect “bold action” from elected officials in 2013, with an emphasis on strengthening education and promoting job creation. The Republican said he wants lawmakers to approve…
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June 6, 2025
State funding for Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning down from previous year
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June 6, 2025
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place
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Daniel Tyson
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June 6, 2025
Legal fight over control of Jackson airport continues
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Meredith Biesinger
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June 6, 2025
Take a Dip this Summer: Your guide to Mississippi’s best water parks
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 6, 2025
Have I betrayed Him?
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Ben Smith
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June 5, 2025
Love God, love family, and shoot ducks
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Russ Latino
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June 6, 2025
Make America Boring Again
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Sid Salter
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June 4, 2025
Bo Robinson, appointed to PSC after jarring corruption scandals, dies at age 90
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Kimberly Ross
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June 3, 2025
The American epidemic of loneliness
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