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May 13, 2013

MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps says strict parole board contributing to budget crunch

MDOC Commissioner Chris Epps says strict parole board contributing to budget crunch Mississippi Corrections Commissioner Chris Epps says the prison system faces a budget crunch, partly because the Parole Board releases fewer inmates these days. But the Parole Board chairman, Malcolm McMillin, says it’s not his job to worry about Epps’ budget. McMillin said decisions…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 13, 2013

Greenwood Commonwealth – Don’t burden taxpayers with underfunded prepaid tuition

Greenwood Commonwealth – Don’t burden taxpayers with underfunded prepaid tuition State Treasurer Lynn Fitch, who encouraged the shutdown of Mississippi’s prepaid college tuition program last year, wants to open it to new participants, probably in 2014. Parents and grandparents should be forewarned: Those who set aside money for college in the coming years will not…