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February 23, 2012
The Mississippi Charter Schools Bill SB2401 passes without amendment on Senate floor 34-17
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2401.xml BRYANT WELCOMES THE SENATE’S PASSAGE OF CHARTER SCHOOL BILL Gov. Phil Bryant commends the Senate for passing legislation to allow for public charter schools. Bryant has long been a proponent of public charter schools, observing such schools in West Helena, Ark. and New Orleans, La. during the past four years. In his inaugural State…
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February 22, 2012
Barbour: Contested GOP Convention Unlikely But Possible
Barbour: Contested GOP Convention Unlikely But Possible Former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, an influential GOP power broker, tells National Review Online that a contested convention is a possible, though “highly unlikely,” scenario. “There is an outside chance, unlikely though it is, that you could get to the convention and have three or four candidates still…
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February 22, 2012
Bill Crawford – Repudiate teen pregnancy, governor says
Bill Crawford – Repudiate teen pregnancy, governor says Calling Mississippi’s nation-leading teen pregnancy rate an “epidemic,” Gov. Phil Bryant said, “Churches, schools, community organizations and most importantly, families, must realize that the highest teen pregnancy rate in America will eventually cripple our state.” He challenged Mississippians to become as intolerant of teen pregnancy as they…
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February 22, 2012
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeks funding for his staff
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeks funding for his staff Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is requesting an additional $355,531 to cover expenses for his staff through June 30, the final day of the current budget year. He’s also seeking $119,000 to pay for workers at the Governor’s Mansion for 18 months, to replace the free labor…
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February 22, 2012
$10M in BP spill money coming from company not responsible for spill
$10M in BP spill money coming Mississippi will receive $10 million from a Japanese business partner of BP, the state’s share of a $90 million settlement for penalties related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. In one of what Attorney General Jim Hood said will be a string of a settlements, MOEX Offshore, a component…
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February 22, 2012
Virtual charter schools plan cut
Virtual charter schools plan cut The Mississippi Senate is expected today to debate a bill to expand charter schools in the state, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday, hours after the bill was approved in committee. Members of the Senate Education Committee sent the bill forward after removing a provision to allow online charter schools.…
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February 22, 2012
Online campaign for PERS angers GOP lawmakers
Online campaign for PERS angers GOP lawmakers JACKSON — Many lawmakers — mostly Republicans — were fuming mad Tuesday over an online campaign that had teachers and other public employees and retirees ringing their phones and filling their email inboxes with complaints over a vote they took last week. Legislators said the online group has…
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February 22, 2012
Amendment filed on gubernatorial pardon powers
Amendment filed on gubernatorial pardon powers State Sen. Michael Watson, R-Pascagoula, on Monday filed a constitutional amendment aimed at limiting a Mississippi governor’s powers to grant clemency to convicted criminals. Watson’s amendment, if passed by the Legislature, would then go before voters. It would create a “tiered” system that would forbid pardons for the most…
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February 22, 2012
Bennie Thompson attends blues tribute at the White House
Bennie Thompson attends blues tribute at the White House On Tuesday night the president and first lady paid tribute to blues music as part of the PBS In Performance at the White House series. Seated around a brightly lit stage, about 200 guests gathered in the White House East Room and waited excitedly for the…
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February 22, 2012
Henry Ross, GOP candidate for MS-01, fined for not testing gas tanks
Henry Ross, GOP candidate for MS-01, fined for not testing gas tanks Republican congressional candidate Henry Ross is paying a $1,000 fine for failing to test fuel tanks at his north Mississippi convenience store. Ross told The Associated Press he mailed the check Tuesday to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality, which found that he…
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February 22, 2012
MDT – Charter schools: Accountability is key
Charter schools: Accountability is key Mississippi Democratic Trust Press February 21, 2012 Jackson, MS – Today, the Mississippi Senate Education Committee passed Senate Bill 2401, the “Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012”. During committee, Sen. David Blount (D-Jackson) offered an amendment to strip virtual charter schools from the bill. The bill ultimately passed the…
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February 21, 2012
WLBT – Feds to announce arrests for public corruption in Jackson Police Department
Feds make corruption arrests in Jackson The U. S. Attorney’s office has called a news conference to announce “significant public corruption arrests” in Jackson. WLBT has learned that the arrests are in the Jackson Police Department. WLBT 2/21/12
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April 28, 2026
Congressmen from Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana seek expansion of Gulf state boundaries
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April 28, 2026
U.S. consumer confidence inches higher in April despite Iran war, soaring gasoline prices
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Daniel Tyson
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April 28, 2026
City of Jackson wants federal court to block new water authority
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Frank Corder
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April 23, 2026
Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference
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Frank Corder
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April 22, 2026
Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus
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Frank Corder
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April 17, 2026
Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores
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Meredith Biesinger
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April 28, 2026
AlleyKat Ceramics: Where a Singapore alley led to a Gulf Coast creative haven
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Alistair Begg
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April 28, 2026
Inheriting the kingdom
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Robert St. John
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April 27, 2026
Between the Arctic and Africa
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Roger Wicker
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April 24, 2026
Finish the job In Iran, but don’t forget China
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Lesley Davis
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April 23, 2026
He Didn’t Even Hesitate: Mississippi’s Jake Mangum, America’s pastime, and the culture that still unites us
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Kelley Williams
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April 23, 2026
An ounce of prevention
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