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February 19, 2016

MS House, Senate Education committees pass school consolidations

Ten School Districts Face Consolidation The Senate Education Committee voted Thursday to abolish Coahoma County Agricultural High School and the Lumberton school district. Lumberton’s territory would be split between the Poplarville and Lamar County school districts. The committee also voted to merge the Durant and Holmes County school districts; the Houston, Chickasaw County and Okolona…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 19, 2016

MS Senate Elections Committee approves campaign credit card reporting bill

Bill Would Require Candidates to Report Credit Card Expenses The Senate Elections Committee has approved a bill that would require Mississippi candidates to report campaign expenses they pay with a credit card. Senate Bill 2374 (http://bit.ly/1ovgcdD ) requires candidates to specify to whom they pay campaign expenses made with a credit card and what the…