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December 23, 2013

MS Gov. Phil Bryant education order eases core fight

Bryant education order eases core fight When Gov. Phil Bryant issued his executive order inveighing against a possible federal takeover of education in Mississippi, he may have been doing supporters of the Common Core standards a favor. The order doesn’t block the rollout of the standards in the state’s schools. And it could take pressure…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 23, 2013

Nancy Pelosi-devotee Travis Childers still eyeing a US Senate run

Childers still considering Senate race Former U.S. Rep. Travis Childers of Booneville says he will discuss with his family during the Christmas holiday season the possibility of running for the U.S. Senate next year. Childers, a Democrat, had indicated he was more interested in running if Thad Cochran, the Republican incumbent senator, did not seek…