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January 23, 2014

Groups express interest in starting as many as 30 charter schools in Mississippi

Groups say they’re interested in opening as many as 30 charter schools in Mississippi. Charter School Authorizer Board Chairman Tommie Cardin said he received letters of intent for as many as 28 schools by the 5 p.m. Wednesday deadline. A Columbus group said it also applied for two more schools, and Cardin said he expects…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 23, 2014

Wicker wants seafood inspected for mislabeling

Fish sold on U.S. retail markets are routinely mislabeled, harming consumers and threatening the livelihoods of American fishermen, Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Sen. Edward Markey, D-Mass., said in a letter Wednesday to President Barack Obama. Calling government efforts to combat the problem “woefully inadequate,” they appealed to the president to order better coordination among…