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Issues  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 13, 2026

All elected school board bill dies in Mississippi House

A measure that would have made all public school board members in Mississippi elected died on the calendar Thursday without a vote in the full House, much to the chagrin of the bill’s author, State Rep. Jansen Owen (R). “After passing the bill [in the House Education Committee], the consensus was present in the House…
Issues  |  Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press  • 
February 13, 2026

Inflation measure falls to nearly five-year low as gas prices fall and housing costs cool

Friday’s report suggests inflation could be cooling, but it comes after the cost of food, gas, and apartment rents have soared since the pandemic.