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November 20, 2015

Thompson to give Mississippi College commencement speech

Bennie Thompson to speak at Miss. College commencement CLINTON, Miss. – The only Democrat in Mississippi’s congressional delegation will speak next month at the Mississippi College commencement for graduate students. U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson has a personal connection to the ceremony. His daughter, BendaLonne Jamir Thompson-Griffith, will receive her doctorate in education leadership. She is…
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November 19, 2015

New Venture Fund gave more than $5 million to “grassroots” Mississippi initiative fight

New Venture Fund gave more than $5 million to Mississippi initiative fight Records reviewed by Mississippi Watchdog show the pro-42 political action committee 42 for Better Schools received nearly $6 million this year, mainly from the New Venture, a Washington, D.C.-based group that says it supports a broad range of left-of-center public policies, including “family…