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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 13, 2019

A dispute between one lawmaker and DPS raises questions on ‘what is public record?’

DPS spends $18,000 and counting to fight $200 ethics fine over records flap with lawmaker The disagreement began when Representative Joel Bomgar sent an email to Mississippi Bureau of Narcotics Director John Dowdy with questions and observations on drug dealers “fighting over turf,” the economics of the drug trade, and whether prison hurts or helps…
News  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
March 13, 2019

Op-Ed: Kids with autism will suffer without ESA or adequate options for therapy

Sitting on a desk in Rankin County is the one hope a mother had for one of her twin daughters. It’s an Education Scholarship Account application. Currently, just over 400 students utilize the program, with 250+ on the waitlist. During this legislative session, there was one bill to expand the ESA. It did not pass.…