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April 17, 2015

Congressman Thompson has concerns over Capitol security gap

Reps. Cummings, Thompson Voice Concerns on Gap in Capitol Security “Somebody called from the Tampa Bay Times… shortly after the call the incident occrured,” confirmed Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-MS) in the Speaker’s Lobby between House votes. Thompson was relaying a conversation he had this morning with the Department of Homeland Security. Is there a gap…
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April 17, 2015

Jeb Bush lauds Mississippi special needs education efforts

Jeb Bush praises Miss. special education vouchers Bush was at the Mississippi Capitol as Republican Gov. Phil Bryant signed a bill creating vouchers for a small percentage of students with learning disabilities. Families can use $6,500 in public money to pay for private school tuition, tutoring or other educational services outside the public schools. The…