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Opinion  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
June 19, 2019

Phil Bryant and Haley Barbour back different Republicans in state treasurer’s race

Two major GOP leaders in Mississippi have pledged their support to two different candidates in the race for state treasurer.  It’s unusual that the political rooting interests of Governor Phil Bryant and Former Governor Haley Barbour are divergent. Governor Phil Bryant has recently made public his endorsement for his “longtime friend” David McRae.  Former Governor…
Opinion  |  Jay E. Hughes  • 
June 14, 2019

Are there better options to the standardized testing mess in Mississippi K12 schools?

If state Rep. Tom Miles has anything to do with it, the debate over standardized testing in Mississippi public schools is far from over. Actually, it may expand. Miles, a Democrat from Forest, has in the past introduced unsuccessful legislation to revamp public school standard testing, most notably an effort to make the ACT the…