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January 21, 2014

Hundreds of teachers fill Capitol to rally for pay raise

Hundreds of teachers fill Capitol to rally for pay raise Mississippi teachers, parents and public education advocates held a barn-burner of a rally at the Capitol on Monday, calling for a teacher pay raise and full funding of public education. About 400 people filled the second-floor rotunda Monday afternoon, and crowded around the railings of…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 21, 2014

AP analysis: GOP’s balancing plan for prisons with anti-crime policy

AP analysis: GOP’s balancing plan for prisons with anti-crime policy It sounded like a Conservatives Anonymous meeting one morning last week at the Mississippi Capitol. “I’m Andy Gipson, and I’m tough on crime,” was how the chairman of the House Judiciary B Committee introduced himself — perhaps to provide a bit of political cover for…