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February 23, 2012
SALTER – Charter schools offer alternative to mediocre schools
Charter schools offer alternative to mediocre schools Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves and legislative Republicans are taking heat this week for trying to give the charter school concept an honest try. But a look at the status quo in Mississippi public education suggests that the concept is an alternative worth empowering. Mississippi has 1,055 public schools…
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February 23, 2012
Mississippi Republican Party Statement on Passage of Charter Schools Act in the Senate
JACKSON- Mississippi Republican Party Chairman Joe Nosef offered this statement following passage of SB 2401, the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act of 2012, in the Senate: “I congratulate Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves on the successful passage of the Mississippi Public Charter Schools Act in the Senate, and thank him for his leadership on the issue.…
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February 23, 2012
Palazzo tours Northrop Grumman’s unmanned systems center
Palazzo tours Northrop Grumman’s unmanned systems center U.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, R-Biloxi, spent time this morning touring Northrop Grumman’s state-of-the-art Unmanned Systems Center and plans to return to Washington, D.C., to educate his colleagues on the importance of the unmanned aerial vehicles that now share the skies with manned passenger aircraft. “We’re just here to…
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February 23, 2012
Jim Hood takes on Google’s new privacy policy
Jackson, MS – In a letter to Google Chief Executive Larry Page, Attorney General Jim Hood, joined by 35 Attorneys General from across the United States, outlined multiple concerns with recently announced changes to Google’s Privacy Policy that is scheduled to automatically go into effect for all users of Google products and services on March…
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February 23, 2012
The Mississippi Charter Schools Bill SB2401 passes without amendment on Senate floor 34-17
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/SB/SB2401.xml BRYANT WELCOMES THE SENATE’S PASSAGE OF CHARTER SCHOOL BILL Gov. Phil Bryant commends the Senate for passing legislation to allow for public charter schools. Bryant has long been a proponent of public charter schools, observing such schools in West Helena, Ark. and New Orleans, La. during the past four years. In his inaugural State…
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February 22, 2012
Barbour: Contested GOP Convention Unlikely But Possible
Barbour: Contested GOP Convention Unlikely But Possible Former Mississippi governor Haley Barbour, an influential GOP power broker, tells National Review Online that a contested convention is a possible, though “highly unlikely,” scenario. “There is an outside chance, unlikely though it is, that you could get to the convention and have three or four candidates still…
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February 22, 2012
Bill Crawford – Repudiate teen pregnancy, governor says
Bill Crawford – Repudiate teen pregnancy, governor says Calling Mississippi’s nation-leading teen pregnancy rate an “epidemic,” Gov. Phil Bryant said, “Churches, schools, community organizations and most importantly, families, must realize that the highest teen pregnancy rate in America will eventually cripple our state.” He challenged Mississippians to become as intolerant of teen pregnancy as they…
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February 22, 2012
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeks funding for his staff
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant seeks funding for his staff Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is requesting an additional $355,531 to cover expenses for his staff through June 30, the final day of the current budget year. He’s also seeking $119,000 to pay for workers at the Governor’s Mansion for 18 months, to replace the free labor…
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February 22, 2012
$10M in BP spill money coming from company not responsible for spill
$10M in BP spill money coming Mississippi will receive $10 million from a Japanese business partner of BP, the state’s share of a $90 million settlement for penalties related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill. In one of what Attorney General Jim Hood said will be a string of a settlements, MOEX Offshore, a component…
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February 22, 2012
Virtual charter schools plan cut
Virtual charter schools plan cut The Mississippi Senate is expected today to debate a bill to expand charter schools in the state, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday, hours after the bill was approved in committee. Members of the Senate Education Committee sent the bill forward after removing a provision to allow online charter schools.…
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February 22, 2012
Online campaign for PERS angers GOP lawmakers
Online campaign for PERS angers GOP lawmakers JACKSON — Many lawmakers — mostly Republicans — were fuming mad Tuesday over an online campaign that had teachers and other public employees and retirees ringing their phones and filling their email inboxes with complaints over a vote they took last week. Legislators said the online group has…
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February 22, 2012
Amendment filed on gubernatorial pardon powers
Amendment filed on gubernatorial pardon powers State Sen. Michael Watson, R-Pascagoula, on Monday filed a constitutional amendment aimed at limiting a Mississippi governor’s powers to grant clemency to convicted criminals. Watson’s amendment, if passed by the Legislature, would then go before voters. It would create a “tiered” system that would forbid pardons for the most…
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Additional funding sought to expand Miss. Dept. of Education’s coaching support program
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Daniel Tyson
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December 19, 2025
Lawmakers consider ways to assist with Mississippi military service members’ mental health struggles
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Jeremy Pittari
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December 19, 2025
Mississippi sees rise in K-12 teacher vacancies
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Frank Corder
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December 19, 2025
Firehawk Aerospace expands U.S. rocket manufacturing by acquiring Mississippi facility
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Frank Corder
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December 18, 2025
Steel industry supplier P.C. Campana moving manufacturing line to Vicksburg
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Frank Corder
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December 15, 2025
Amick Farms announces $74.5 million expansion in Jones County
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Brett Martel, Associated Press
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December 19, 2025
Ole Miss bracing for a better Tulane team in College Football Playoff opener
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Alistair Begg
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December 19, 2025
His hands raised high
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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December 18, 2025
College Football Playoff picks: Sooners, Aggies, Rebels and Ducks should advance to quarterfinals
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Kelley Williams
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December 19, 2025
Cliff Notes for Corps speak
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Sid Salter
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December 17, 2025
PERS pension concerns remain volatile for state lawmakers in 2026 as markets rumble
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Kimberly Ross
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December 16, 2025
Lessons from Luigi: Quit lionizing cold-blooded murderers
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