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January 31, 2013

House committee pushes forward key bills in Gov. Phil Bryant’s education agenda

House committee pushes forward key bills in Gov. Phil Bryant’s education agenda The House Education Committee endorsed two bills that contain key parts of Republican Gov. Phil Bryant’s education agenda Wednesday. House Bill 906 would create tax credits for people who donate scholarships to students who attend private schools. Though critics have described the measure…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 31, 2013

BILL MINOR: Bryant misstates state of the state’s economy

BILL MINOR: Bryant misstates state of the state’s economy As practically every governor before him has done, Gov. Phil Bryant in his State of the State address to legislators boasted that Mississippi made economic progress the previous year. Bryant enthusiastically told lawmakers that 2,700 new jobs had been “announced” in 2012, conveying the impression Mississippi’s…