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February 19, 2016

State Rep. Gipson’s Church Protection Act passes MS House

House Bill Could Allow Authorized Individuals to Carry Guns in Churches On Wednesday, a bill authorizing designated members of churches in Mississippi to carry firearms and protect the congregation was advanced at the Mississippi Capitol. The bill, known as the Mississippi Church Protection Act (House Bill 786) was voted by the House 86-32. With this…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 19, 2016

State Sen. Sally Doty eyes changes to public school sex ed programs

Sex education changes proposed A Senate bill would revamp Mississippi’s public school sex education programs and calls for the use of proven “personal responsibility” education programs instead of the “abstinence” or “abstinence-plus” programs currently called for by law. “Abstinence only and abstinence plus — those labels are confusing,” said Sen. Sally Doty, R-Brookhaven, author of…