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December 21, 2015

Gov. Bryant praises MDE changes of academic standards

Bryant praises academic changes Gov. Phil Bryant has praised changes by the state Board of Education to its new academic standards. Bryant, as well as other Republicans, has been critical of the Common Core academic standards that the state Board of Education first adopted in 2010 to guide teachers in math and English language arts…
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December 21, 2015

AMY: Mississippi could get a tax shift to favor rich, smoother roads

JEFF AMY: Tax fairness could be issue in push for transportation money Mississippi could get smoother roads, lower taxes and a tax system more tilted to favor the rich than it does today. That’s one possible outcome of a “tax shift” that some people are discussing as the 2016 legislative approaches. It would work something…