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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 23, 2018

School Choice Day at the State Capitol; lawmakers push for parents to have a say in child’s education

by Sarah Ulmer At the Capitol on Tuesday, parents, teachers and students from diverse backgrounds around Mississippi gathered with lawmakers to promote School Choice. For Leah and Blake Ferretti finding better educational options for their two boys was if fact, not an option. It started when their oldest, Thomas, who is 8, was diagnosed with…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 23, 2018

Unemployment Rate Falls to Historic Low and Number of Jobs Rises to Historic High.

Mississippi’s Employment Situation – Latest Edition This is the latest information announced today by the Mississippi Department of Employment Security. Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell in December 2017 to 4.6%, which is the lowest level of unemployment ever recorded in Mississippi. The December rate is two-tenths of a percentage point lower than a month earlier in…