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November 13, 2012

3Qs: Sen. Hob Bryan on education issues

3Qs: Sen. Hob Bryan on education issues Q. Many leaders say they want the focus of the 2013 session to be education, specifically such issues as charter schools and accountability. How do you think education should be approached during the 2013 session? A. By definition, charter schools take certain children out of the existing public…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 13, 2012

Under the Capitol Dome: Legislators aim to prevent child abuse

Under the Capitol Dome: Legislators aim to prevent child abuse “Erin’s Law” is described as a tool to keep sexual predators away from children. Four states — Maine, Indiana, Illinois and Missouri — have enacted it and a dozen more may consider it in 2013. Rep. Tom Miles, D-Forest, and Sen. Nancy Collins, R-Tupelo, want…