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January 7, 2013

Battle over Mississippi charter schools heating up as legislative session nears

Battle over Mississippi charter schools heating up as legislative session nears With Mississippi’s 2013 legislative session set to open Tuesday and charter schools sure to be a hot topic, the rhetoric over the issue is heating up. The Parents’ Campaign, a grass roots group of public education advocates in the state, is pushing back hard…
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January 7, 2013

Slim chance of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi with Gov. Phil Bryant promising veto

Slim chance of Medicaid expansion in Mississippi with Gov. Phil Bryant promising veto Mississippi lawmakers can expect to be pulled in opposite directions this year on a big-dollar question of whether to expand Medicaid. Gov. Phil Bryant and fellow Republicans who lead the House and Senate say they oppose expansion because they believe the state…