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February 21, 2017

State Treasurer Fitch discusses state bond indebtedness at Stennis Press Luncheon

Treasurer Lynn Fitch details state debt issues “Then the question is, so how much do we owe?” explained State Treasurer Lynn Fitch. “How much do we owe? If we owe $4.3 billion on our credit card, basically, we all owe $1,707 for state debt. We’re responsible for that. That’s every man, woman and child.” State…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 21, 2017

#msleg advance, kill education bills as session continues

Rules could change for schools in Mississippi Among proposals being considered are limiting the number of statewide and district wide testing days, requiring 17-year-olds to stay in school, and requiring a district taken over by the state to achieve a C rating for five years in a row before it could be returned to local…