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Senator introduces amendments in wake of La. levee flak

MBJ Staff — Thu, 09 May 2013 12:51:10 +0000

SOUTH MISSISSIPPI — U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) has introduced a series of amendments intended to ensure the safety of Mississippians from flooding or storm surge threats that might result from a new flood control proposal for Louisiana. To various degrees, the three Cochran amendments to the Water Resources Development Act of 2013 (S.601 or [...]

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Committee to look at new funding formula for universities

Associated Press — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 11:46:04 +0000

AROUND MISSISSIPPI — A new funding formula meant to equalize state money among Mississippi’s eight universities will come before a College Board committee today and could get a vote by the full board tomorrow. In recent years, the individual universities’ shares of overall state funding have remained the same, even as enrollments have shrunk at [...]

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Committee raises spending ceiling on state budget

Associated Press — Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:02:29 +0000

JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers are giving themselves a bit more wiggle room in writing a budget for the coming year. The Joint Legislative Budget Committee met yesterday and voted to add $97 million to the estimate of how much money the state can spend during fiscal 2014, which starts July 1. The estimate is now [...]

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Committee approves bill limiting school district takeovers

Associated Press — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 13:34:28 +0000

JACKSON — State education officials could only take over a school district for three years under a bill moving forward in the Senate. The Senate Education Committee approved Senate Bill 2124, sponsored by Sen. Steve Hale, D-Senatobia. The bill goes to the Senate for more debate. Hale says that it should be clearer what has [...]

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State House’s charter school bill clears committee

Associated Press — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 13:18:10 +0000

JACKSON — A proposal to expand charter schools is moving toward a vote in the full House. The House Education Committee voted 16-14 to approve House Bill 369 after about 90 minutes of debate. Committee Chairman John Moore, a Brandon Republican, says he expects the full House to vote on the measure in a “couple [...]

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Thompson pushing Congress for levee-repair program

Associated Press — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 13:36:11 +0000

ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — The top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee says Congress must establish a program to help state and local governments repair levees across the nation. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Mississippi says he issued his statement in response to a report by The Associated Press that showed 326 levees covering more [...]

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Thompson to keep chair of Homeland Security Committee

Associated Press — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 17:37:45 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bennie Thompson is keeping his post as the top Democrat on the U.S. House Homeland Security Committee. Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi of California made the announcement yesterday, along with Thompson. He says in a statement that he hopes homeland security will continue to receive bipartisan support. He also says he wants Congress [...]

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Committee recommends more evaluation of university’s athletics

MBJ Staff — Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:46:29 +0000

COLUMBUS — A broad-based committee charged with reviewing the potential for athletic programs at Mississippi University for Women has concluded its work by recommending that the university move ahead with further evaluation. The committee expressed general support for a return to athletics in some form. Committee chair Perry Sansing, assistant to the president and university [...]

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Committee expected to OK extra fee at UM, State

Associated Press — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:08:44 +0000

OXFORD and STARKVILLE — Mississippi’s two largest universities are likely to win approval to impose a $50-a-semester fee on their students. Members of a College Board committee unanimously approved the proposals yesterday from the University of Mississippi and Mississippi State University. The full board is scheduled to vote on the fee today. Leaders of the [...]

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Charter school opponent moved off Education Committee

Associated Press — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 12:58:21 +0000

JACKSON — The Republican speaker of the Mississippi House has shuffled committee assignments in a way that makes it easier to pass charter school legislation he supports. Speaker Philip Gunn recently moved Democrat Linda Whittington of Schlater off the Education Committee and made her vice chairwoman of the Tourism Committee. He gave Whittington’s seat on [...]

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