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February 29, 2016

HALL: Reeves “overseer of a well-oiled chamber,” Gunn trying to “wield a pretty heavy hammer”

Sam Hall: Gunn struggling to adapt to supermajority However, it’s what he has been successful at doing — where he’s really put his shoulder into pushing certain changes — that has made some of his colleagues uneasy. Some feel he’s trying too hard to rule via dictums. Others say he’s learning to navigate a more…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 29, 2016

SALTER: Coming off narrow victory over #Initiative42, Legislators wise to let voucher bills die

Sid Salter: Lawmakers wise to let vouchers bill die The basic question to Mississippi lawmakers was this: After the Legislature’s very narrow “victory” in the battle over Initiative 42 — in which voters made clear that they were passionate about the state improving its educational system — was the next major education initiative of the…