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September 13, 2017
Commission on School Accreditation voted 9-1 on Wednesday to declare “an extreme emergency exists” in JPS
JPS takeover nears with commission vote Presented with two conflicting narratives about Jackson schools, one of a district gaining momentum in addressing its challenges, another of a district systematically denying an education to some students due to its accreditation violations, the Commission on School Accreditation voted 9-1 on Wednesday to declare “an extreme emergency exists”…
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September 13, 2017
#msleg Budget Hearings scheduled for next week
Legislative budget hearings scheduled as revenue picks up Legislative budget hearings, the first step in setting a roughly $6-billion state budget for fiscal 2019, have been scheduled for Sept. 21 and 22. Directors of major state agencies will come before the Joint Legislative Budget Committee and make their pitches for funding for the next fiscal…
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September 13, 2017
State Sen. Hob Bryan takes issue with new revenue reporting
Senator questions need for end of agency’s monthly revenue report Tony Greer, executive director of the Legislative Budget Office that provides staff support for the Legislative Budget Committee, said the goal is for his staff to provide the only monthly revenue report that would be in a simpler format and would provide more information. But…
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September 13, 2017
New charter school coming to Clarksdale
Clarksdale to receive new charter school Clarksdale Mississippi will receive a new charter School. However, some say that the new charter school would only create competition in the district that would hurt the system. “The superintendent of education from Clarksdale public schools spoke at the hearing yesterday and he spoke out against this proposed charter…
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September 13, 2017
Mayor says Meridian City Council could discuss taking down #msflag
Another city could furl state flag with Confederate emblem Meridian Mayor Percy Bland tells The Meridian Star he thinks the flag is “divisive” in a state with a 38 percent black population. He says the City Council could discuss removing the flag from display on municipal property when it meets Sept. 19. WJTV 9/12/17
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September 13, 2017
Jackson Mayor Lumumba doesn’t want state takeover of JPS
City leaders protest state takeover of Jackson Public Schools JACKSON, MS (Mississippi News Now) – After releasing a nearly 700 page audit on the Jackson Public School District, some fear a state takeover could happen sooner than first thought. However, Mayor Chokwe Lumumba says he doesn’t agree with this move and claims his office found…
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September 13, 2017
Choctaw tribe to vote on new Mississippi casino
Choctaw set Nov. 17 vote on new Mississippi casino JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Choctaw tribe has set a Nov. 17 vote on whether to build its fourth Mississippi casino. The Clarion-Ledger reports that if the measure is approved by the 10,000-member tribe, the casino would be built in the Red Water community in Leake…
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September 13, 2017
Former United States AG John Ashcroft speaks at William Carey
Former AG Ashcroft speaks at WCU scholarship dinner HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) – Former U.S. attorney general John Ashcroft spoke before a crowd of donors and several honored guests, mostly first responders, at the school’s 7th scholarship dinner. Ashcroft served as the 79th AG under the George W. Bush administration and later formed The Ashcroft Group.…
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September 13, 2017
Singing River Hospital pension case heading to SCOTUS
Attorney for SRHS retirees plans to take pension case to U.S. Supreme Court JACKSON COUNTY, MS (WLOX) – Attorney Harvey Barton wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up the case of Singing River Hospital’s failed pension plan. Barton said Tuesday he plans to file an appeal within the next 30 days. Barton represents 250…
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September 13, 2017
PSC, MS Power Kemper Settlement Hearing set for December
PSC: Kemper settlement hearing set for Dec. 4 The Mississippi Public Service Commission has set a Dec. 4 date for a settlement hearing involving Mississippi Power’s Kemper County natural gas plant. WLOX 9/12/17
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September 13, 2017
Ethics opinion calls into question Forrest Co. Sheriff, son-in-law as employee
Ethics opinion draws attention to relationship between Sheriff Billy McGee, Nick Calico The legality of a working relationship between the Forrest County sheriff and one of the department’s investigators is being called into question, based on an opinion issued by the Mississippi Ethics Commission. According to Advisory Opinion No. 17-035-E, which was issued June 2,…
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September 13, 2017
McGee, Rehner headed to runoff in HD 102 #msleg #mselex
Missy McGee, Kathryn Rehner headed to runoff for Mississippi House District 102 Voters will head back to the polls Oct. 3 for a runoff to determine their next representative for Mississippi House District 102. According to unofficial but final results from Tuesday’s special election, including 131 absentee ballots, Missy Warren McGee received 1,475 votes (about…
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Frank Corder
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June 13, 2025
Nearly 280 from Mississippi National Guard deployed to D.C. in support of Saturday’s military parade
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Christina A. Cassidy, Associated Press
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June 13, 2025
Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach
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Jeremy Pittari
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June 13, 2025
Mississippi Medicaid appropriation increases by $58 million for new fiscal year, state support nears $1 billion
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Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
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June 6, 2025
Hiring in the US slows, though employers still added a solid 139,000 jobs in May
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Frank Corder
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May 19, 2025
Modine expanding data center cooling equipment manufacturing in Grenada County
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Lynne Jeter
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May 19, 2025
Goldman Sachs honors inaugural Mississippi small business graduating class
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Laura Lee Leathers
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June 13, 2025
Roses and ramblings
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C.H. Spurgeon
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June 13, 2025
Weep for His pain
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Richelle Putnam
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June 12, 2025
Serving fresh, supporting local: Inside Vicksburg’s Tomato Place
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Lesley Davis
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June 12, 2025
A victory for sorority sisters: The DOE affirmed what every 18-year-old pledge already knew
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Russ Latino
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June 11, 2025
Gipson in for Governor. What’s the state of play for 2027?
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Josh Riggs
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June 11, 2025
Mississippi’s education success isn’t a miracle
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