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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
July 8, 2020

Governor Reeves vetoes education budget and two criminal reform bills

Governor Tate Reeves has vetoed the bulk of the FY 2021 education budget, two criminal reform bills and a handful of smaller bills on Wednesday night before the midnight deadline. https://www.facebook.com/tatereeves/posts/3666243323393101 On Tuesday, Reeves indicated a veto would be a possibility after noting the Legislature had failed to fund the teacher incentive program by approximately…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
July 8, 2020

City of Jackson has been canceled

Founded in 1821 as Mississippi’s new capital city, Jackson was named for General Andrew Jackson, affectionately nicknamed “Old Hickory”, honoring his heroism at the Battle of New Orleans in the waning days of the War of 1812. The General would go on to become the seventh President of the United States in 1829, serving two…