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April 9, 2015

Congressman Thompson tours new children’s museum in Vicksburg

Thompson tours children’s museum: US Congressman pledges support U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson toured Vicksburg’s newest museum Tuesday and helped its curator come up with plans to fund the educational museum. Thompson and members of the Board of Mayor and Aldermen toured Pigs-in-Flight Children’s Museum, 722 Belmont St. Thompson said the educational museum is unique in…
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April 8, 2015

Salter illustrates danger of rogue judges usurping legislature to control billions of ed dollars

Salter: Judge adds to alternative Initiative 42 debate The political fallout grows and this question — which supposedly is about funding public education — increasingly becomes about everything but funding education. But in one stroke of the pen, Judge Kidd turned the Republican rallying cry that “one Hinds County judge shouldn’t make education funding decisions…