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February 22, 2016

PENDER: Speaker Gunn’s resolve on #MSflag in question; House, Senate bills uncertain

Geoff Pender: It’s gut-check time for Gunn on flag But since then, Gunn has been noticeably quiet on the issue. When pressed on it before the new year, he said he stands by his comments. But otherwise, he hasn’t appeared to be rallying support in the House for such a change. Such a proposal was…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 22, 2016

SALTER looks at school consolidation efforts in #MSleg

Sid Salter: Consolidation legislation proves prophetic School consolidation legislation now under consideration in the state Senate would consolidate or eliminate 10 of the state’s existing 144 existing state school districts…. …The common denominator is this legislation is that it targets districts or schools with small or declining enrollments and small or declining tax bases. More…