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February 1, 2017

Lt. Gov. Reeves reports $4.3 million in war chest; SOS Hosemann with $1.5 million; AG Hood $300,000

Campaign finance reports trickle in with reforms pending Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves has amassed a huge campaign war chest — more than $4.3 million — and has been sitting on it, saving up, most political observers expect, to run for governor in 2019. Attorney General Jim Hood, considered a likely Democratic challenger for governor, last…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 1, 2017

MITCHELL: With Trump’s blanket endorsement, little doubt Mississippi will expand charter schools

CHARLIE MITCHELL: Charter schools not a magical cure for what ills education With President Trump’s blanket endorsement, there’s little doubt Mississippi will expand charter schools. The deal, though, is that it’s complete folly to think handing K-12 education off to the world of commerce fixes everything. Schools are a reflection of their communities. As harsh…