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February 17, 2015

Bill that moves MDOT law enforcement duties to DPS passes MS House

House votes to strip MDOT of law enforcement duties JACKSON – The House has passed legislation to transfer the Mississippi Department of Transportation law enforcement duties to the Department of Public Safety despite opposition from MDOT’s executive director. Under House Bill 1015, MDOT Law Enforcement Division would transfer employees, equipment, inventory, size and weights, permits,…
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February 17, 2015

House Dem leader Rep. Moak uses Alday comments to take shot at Gov. Bryant

CRAWDADDY: Mississippi lawmaker says the hour was late when he made racist crack Democrats took a shot a Gov. Phil Bryant as well. “Comments about teachers ‘not prepared to teach children to read’ and ‘Mississippi’s public education system has been an abysmal failure’ demonstrate Governor Bryant’s failure to understand what educators do while racially divisive…