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August 26, 2013

Rep. Angela Cockerham by Appointed by Gunn to House Appropriations and Legislative Budget Committees

Representative Angela Cockerham Appointed to House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Budget Committee Today, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn announced his appointment of Rep. Angela Cockerham (D-Magnolia) to the House Appropriations Committee and the Legislative Budget Committee. Rep. Cockerham replaces Rep. George Flaggs (D-Vicksburg) who was sworn in as Mayor of Vicksburg on June…
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August 26, 2013

PENDER – Lawmakers push ‘dramatic reforms’ for education – get Dept of Ed from under Personnel Board

Lawmakers push ‘dramatic reforms’ for education Key lawmakers want to retool the state Department of Education, based on a watchdog report, and contemplate removing its employees from state Personnel Board protection to ease firing and shifting of positions. “We’re in the process of doing dramatic reforms to the system, so it would be very appropriate…