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March 16, 2012

CL – Congress: Incumbents remain strong

Congress: Incumbents remain strong While polls show American voters are increasingly angry with Congress, those feelings apparently don’t apply when it comes to their own congressmen. Mississippi incumbent members of Congress up for re-election, including four members of the House and one senator, easily beat opponents in Tuesday’s party primaries. Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 16, 2012

CL – Hot-topic bills pass the House

Hot-topic bills pass the House The Mississippi House did not consider charter school legislation before Thursday’s midnight deadline, but members did pass bills restricting abortion, further regulating voting procedures and reforming educational opportunities for students with disabilities. House Education Committee Chairman John Moore, R-Brandon, said his bill to establish charter schools in Mississippi would die…