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January 23, 2013

House Charter School bill gets through Education Committee

House committee approves charter school bill The House Education Committee voted 16-14 to approve House Bill 369 after about 90 minutes of debate. Committee Chairman John Moore, a Brandon Republican, says he expects the full House to vote on the measure in a “couple of days.” The Senate passed a separate bill last week. Clarion…
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January 22, 2013

BILL CRAWFORD: Collins’ PERS proposal shows courage, grit

BILL CRAWFORD: Collins’ PERS proposal shows courage, grit State Sen. Nancy Collins of Tupelo is courageously preparing legislation to address growing financial problems with the state retirement system (PERS). She said her goal was to start a conversation about PERS’ long-term sustainability. “This is the elephant in the room,” she told the Northeast Mississippi Daily…