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February 23, 2012
Kingfish looks at attempted charter school amendments and the graduation rates they hide
http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2012/02/senator-john-horhn-illiteracys-best.html Notice what category is not on there? Academic Watch, which just happens to the level of Jackson Public Schools. This website reported several days ago on the graduation rates of JPS. Male students graduate in four years at a rate of only 53%. That’s right: only 1 out of every 2 male students in…
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February 23, 2012
SOS Delbert Hosemann puts out absentee ballot report – says trends leaning toward early voting
Absentee balloting is on the rise in Mississippi, as indicated by an analysis by the Secretary of State’s Office of absentee ballot numbers since the 2007 Statewide General Election. “What we are seeing is the use of absentee balloting as a form of early voting,” says Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. “The number of absentee…
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February 23, 2012
Honor Your Promise operator continues shadowy behavior – UPDATED x2
Can’t someone just own up to it? By Frank Corder
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February 23, 2012
Top Rick Perry Advisor to speak to MS legislative committees today on Performance Based Budgeting
A top adviser to Texas governor Rick Perry will meet with budget committees of the state House and Senate, presenting members with Texas’ performance-based budgeting system. Gov. Phil Bryant requested Mike Morrisey testify to Mississippi lawmakers because Texas has a well functioning performance-based budget system that can serve as a model for Mississippi reforms. Who:…
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February 23, 2012
PSC Commish Leonard Bentz opposes HB 825 which would remove PSC oversight over AT&T
Bentz Press Release on AT&T Commissioner Bentz announced today, AT&T has requested a bill in the Legislature to remove the Mississippi Public Service Commission from all oversight of their business. This is a very bad bill for consumers in Mississippi, Commissioner Bentz stated. Even though AT&T will tell you that the oversight that we [PSC]…
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February 23, 2012
Mississippi auditor subpoenas Ga. reading program owner
Mississippi auditor subpoenas Ga. reading program owner The Mississippi auditor’s office said it served a subpoena Wednesday on the owner of a Georgia company that provides training and supplies to schools for a reading program. Lisa Shoemaker, spokeswoman for Mississippi Auditor Stacey Pickering, said the subpoena seeks financial information and was served on Edna Goble,…
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February 23, 2012
Wicker Meets with Clarke County Officials
Wicker Meets with Clarke County Officials Mississippi Sen. Roger Wicker met with officials in Clarke County who are looking for help to grow existing businesses. Officials shared their concern about a lack of a “truth in labeling” law for textiles made in America. Wicker helped get a similar law for the catfish industry. His tour…
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February 23, 2012
Jack Wilson appointed to PERS Board of Trustees
Jack Wilson appointed to PERS Board of Trustees Jack Wilson, deputy counsel to Governor Phil Bryant, has been appointed by the Governor to the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi (PERS) Board of Trustees. Wilson, of Madison, will complete the unexpired term of former gubernatorial appointee Paul Hurst and has been appointed to serve the…
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February 23, 2012
Lawmakers work to fix FEMA flood-coverage issue
Lawmakers work to fix FEMA flood-coverage issue State lawmakers are working to change a law that could cause the state to be booted out of the National Flood Insurance Program and put thousands of homeowners, and their mortgages, at risk. Mississippi has exempted hunting and fishing camps from meeting building codes, including flood-plain regulations. Last…
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February 23, 2012
Clarion Ledger – Don’t rush charter schools, get it right
Clarion Ledger – Don’t rush charter schools, get it right Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that he does not think the charter school proposal he supports is a panacea for improving education, but a “tool in the toolbox” to help give parents an option. Charter schools can and should be another “tool” as part…
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February 23, 2012
SALTER – Charter schools offer alternative to mediocre schools
Charter schools offer alternative to mediocre schools Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and legislative Republicans are taking heat this week for trying to give the charter school concept an honest try. But a look at the status quo in Mississippi public education suggests that the concept is an alternative worth empowering. Mississippi has 1,055 public schools…
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February 23, 2012
Mississippi Republican Party Statement on Passage of Charter Schools Act in the Senate
JACKSON- Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef offered this statement following passage of SB 2401, the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012, in the Senate: “I congratulate Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on the successful passage of the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act in the Senate, and thank him for his leadership on the issue.…
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October 5, 2026
Congresswoman Waters a no show at Crump, Wells’ parents press conference in California
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Jeremy Pittari
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October 5, 2026
AP test participation up 16.2% over prior year in Mississippi
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Frank Corder
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October 5, 2026
Lawmakers hear FY 2028 budget requests from state agencies
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Cass Rutledge
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October 2, 2026
Gasifier manufacturer Janus Organization bringing 13 jobs to Greenwood
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Cass Rutledge
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October 1, 2026
Tech entrepreneur turns Hurricane Katrina tragedy into company to preserve family memories
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Cass Rutledge
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September 30, 2026
Mississippi 12th in U.S. for doing business in 2026
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October 5, 2026
In focus: Sights from Mississippi State vs. Alabama
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Robert St. John
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October 5, 2026
Seven helicopters, 935 Greek salads, and 24 friends
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Matt Friedeman
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October 5, 2026
Paralyzed by fear? Jesus has an answer for that
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Roger Wicker
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September 28, 2026
Putin must be defeated
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Sid Salter
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September 23, 2026
Midterm elections in Mississippi shaping up as a familiar exercise in black-and-white
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Bill Cork
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September 22, 2026
The states winning investment are the states ready to deliver
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