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June 15, 2016

Drumbeat gets louder on cronyism at @MSDeptEd – @ClarionLedger picks up the trail

Wright’s former co-workers get $600,000 in contracts According to the state contract database and board meeting minutes, Porter, Stokes and related companies have had eight contracts with MDE since 2014 totaling $604,836. Three of the contracts were under $50,000 and did not require approval from the state education board. From 2003 to 2009, Wright was…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 15, 2016

MITCHELL: Lt. Gov. Reeves, legislators blamed for special funds sweep causing agency issues

CHARLIE MITCHELL: Legislature doesn’t quite deliver a goat, but it’s close Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves says it’s Obama’s fault, but state agency chiefs are pointing a disappointed finger at Reeves and legislators. For what? The Great Scrape of 2016. “It’s going to take at least a decade to fix this,” said Mike Chaney, insurance commissioner…