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May 25, 2016
Mississippi Board of Education unanimously votes against implementing Obama admin bathroom directive
State school board follows governor’s bathroom order The board met for close to three hours behind closed doors in an executive session after police restored peace. They voted unanimously to support state leadership on transgender bathrooms. When asked if pressure from the governor and Republican lawmakers influenced the board’s vote state school board chairman John…
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May 20, 2016
Wicker, Cochran: Obama Transgender Directive Lacks the Force of Law
RELEASE: Wicker, Cochran: Obama Transgender Directive Lacks the Force of Law In Letter, 25 Senators Say Federal Law Does Not Require Schools to Follow Guidance WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) today signed a letter clarifying that federal law does not require states and schools to adhere to a new…
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May 20, 2016
Cochran & Wicker: Obama transgender directive lacks the force of law
COCHRAN & WICKER: OBAMA TRANSGENDER DIRECTIVE LACKS THE FORCE OF LAW In Letter, 25 Senators Say Federal Law Does Not Require Schools to Follow Guidance WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today signed a letter clarifying that federal law does not require states and schools to adhere to a…
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May 19, 2016
ACLU says GOP legislators’ threat to State Supt. Wright is step in wrong direction
Executive Director Jennifer Riley-Collins issued the following statement: “The Mississippi GOP Representatives’ response and threat to the State Superintendent is, yet, another step in the wrong direction. Transgender youth are entitled to the same educational opportunities, anti-harassment protections, and expressive freedoms as other students. The Obama administration’s guidance is simply providing schools with clarity as…
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May 19, 2016
Human Rights Campaign says Bryant, GOP lawmakers bullied MDE into rejecting bathroom directive
Release from Human Rights Campaign: Mississippi Refuses to Comply With Obama Administration’s Guidance on Protecting Trans Students Today, HRC Mississippi, blasted Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant and state Republican lawmakers for bullying the state Department of Education into rejecting new federal guidance meant to ensure that transgender students are treated with dignity and respect in their…
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May 18, 2016
Coast lawmakers take exception with Obama administration’s new school mandates
by Frank Corder
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May 17, 2016
Rep. Cory Wilson session recap #msleg
Legislative Session Recap Since the 2016 Session of the Mississippi Legislature ended a couple weeks ago, I have taken some time to reflect on my first Session’s ups and downs. Despite what you may have read in the papers, the Session was productive on many fronts. We worked to foster economic growth and personal liberty,…
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May 13, 2016
Bryant: Obama’s transgender bathroom letter ‘outrageous’
Bryant: Obama’s transgender bathroom letter ‘outrageous’ “This is the most outrageous example yet of the Obama administration forcing its liberal agenda on states that roundly reject it,” Gov. Phil Bryant said of the letter in a written statement. “Public schools’ restroom policies should not be shaped by federal coercion.” Mississippi Department of Education spokeswoman Patrice…
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May 13, 2016
Obama administration issuing directive to schools to allow bathroom use by gender of choice
Reports: Obama administration to issue directive on transgender bathroom use The Obama administration will issue a decree directing public schools to allow transgender students to use bathrooms that match the gender they identify with, the New York Times reported. The letter will go out Friday, the Times said, but is not enforceable by law. However,…
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May 6, 2016
State Rep Andy Gipson: HB1523 balances freedom of religion and LGBT rights
THE UNALIENABLE RIGHTS OF CONVICTION, CONSCIENCE, AND FREE EXERCISE Rep. Andy Gipson For several years now I’ve been involved in crafting legislation that restores state law balance to our Second Amendment right to bear arms. Decades of well-meaning state government laws and agency interpretations had eroded the fundamental liberty of our citizens to carry weapons…
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May 6, 2016
Rep. Gipson doesn’t expect DOJ letter similar to NC on HB 1523
How does Mississippi’s controversial bill compare to North Carolina’s? “They required that every public agency had to adopt a gender specific bathroom or changing facility,” said Representative Andy Gipson-R. “That language is not in the Mississippi law.” Representative Gipson started studying the Department of Justice letter Wednesday night. He says it’s important to note that…
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May 3, 2016
U.S. Secretary of Education speaks against HB 1523
Education Secretary Objects to Religious Objections Law Education Secretary John B. King Jr. says laws in North Carolina and Mississippi that restrict the rights of transgender Americans are hateful and should be repealed. King spoke Monday at the Education Writers Association national conference in Boston. Asked about laws in the two states, King said they’re…
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