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January 14, 2009

Security at Jackson City Hall stirs debate

Security at Jackson City Hall stirs debate The Jackson City Council agreed last year to stop paying security guards to work weekends at City Hall. But on Mayor Frank Melton’s orders, the guards have continued to work Saturdays and Sundays. The council called for the change during the 2008 budget hearings. By removing armed security…
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January 14, 2009

GC – Give charter schools a broader test says Mike Chaney

Give charter schools a broader test Mike Chaney, the former chairman of the Senate Education Committee who is now the state’s insurance commissioner, gives a candid and credible evaluation of the current charter school law compared to similar laws in other states. Mississippi’s, he told the Jackson Clarion-Ledger newspaper, is “the sorriest, and I wrote…