Mississippi Business Journal » legisilature http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:41:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Governor vetoes school board study legislation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/20/governor-vetoes-school-board-study-legislation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=governor-vetoes-school-board-study-legislation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/03/20/governor-vetoes-school-board-study-legislation/#comments Wed, 20 Mar 2013 11:34:28 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=71751 JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill calling for a study of elected local school boards. Some lawmakers had wanted all local school board members to be chosen by voters, in part because boards can raise taxes. Today, county school board members are elected, while some city school boards are entirely appointed and [...]

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