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December 1, 2014

Tate Reeves wants MS to shelve Common Core standards after Oklahoma had flexibility waivers pulled

Lt. Gov. Reeves wants to end Common Core in Mississippi Reeves told the Stennis Institute’s Capitol Press luncheon that the U.S. Department of Education’s decision to penalize Oklahoma after state leaders passed different education standards than those outlined by the federal government convinced him to change his mind. Reeves said Common Core started out as…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 1, 2014

NRSC Chair Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS): Good government will keep Republicans in majority

Wicker: Good government will keep Republicans in majority With a newly open process, the Tupelo Republican said, “At the end of the day I think we will achieve consensus and send bills to President Obama on a bipartisan basis.” Wicker was chosen recently by his Republican colleagues as chairman of the Senate campaign committee for…