by Associated Press Published: February 13,2013
Tags: bill, elect, election, lawmaker, legislation, legislative, Legislature, Politics, poll, public education, public school, school, school district, school superintendent, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — State senators want to end the election of local school superintendents, raise the requirements for becoming a teacher and limit the state’s ability to take over schools in Mississippi. The state Senate has passed bills to do all three. Each bill goes to the House for more debate. Meanwhile, the House passed a [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 8,2013
Tags: alcohol, city government, drinking, election, hospitality, liquor, municipal, municipality, Politics, poll, restaurant, tourism, tourist, visitor, vote, voter, Voting, wine
NEW ALBANY — New Albany aldermen have voted to set an election for March 19 to decide whether liquor and wines of more than five percent alcohol by weight can be sold inside the city limits. The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reports Mississippi law requires the board to hold an election if a group presents [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
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JACKSON — Former Jackson city councilman Marshand Crisler and former Jackson Public Schools school board member Sollie B. Norwood will vie in a Feb. 26 runoff to complete the term of the late state Sen. Sen. Alice Harden. Harden, a Democrat from Jackson, died in December. Nine candidates were on the ballot in the special [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 6,2013
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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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 31,2013
Tags: alcohol, booze, city, drinking, election, liquor, municipal, municipality, poll, sales, vote, voter, Voting
SENATOBIA — Voters have approved a proposal to legalize the sale of liquor inside Senatobia’s limits. Complete but unofficial results show the issue passed in Tuesday’s special election by a three-to-one margin. A new state law allows city-only votes on liquor. Previously, all liquor votes in Mississippi have been county-wide, even though liquor and wine [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 29,2013
Tags: agency, approval, elect, election, federal government, law, legal, poll, state government, vote, voter, Voting
JACKSON — Proposed administrative rules for the new voter photo identification requirement in the State of Mississippi have been delivered to the United States Department of Justice for approval. Under the proposed rules, any voter who lacks an acceptable photo ID may obtain a free voter photo ID card from a Mississippi Circuit Clerk’s Office [...] [...]
by MBJ Staff Published: January 28,2013
Tags: college, election, higher education, investigation, investigator, poll, public university, race, race relations, riot, socail media, vote, voter, Voting
OXFORD — The University of Mississippi faculty/staff Incident Review Committee (IRC) assigned to determine the facts of a widely reported election night incident has released its report, finding that student misrepresentations on social media, including Facebook and Twitter, were fuel for the events that happened on campus that night. The IRC has forwarded the names [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 23,2013
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WEST POINT — The newest member of the Mississippi Senate was sworn into office today. Democrat Angela Turner of West Point won a Jan. 15 special election to succeed her father, the late Sen. Bennie Turner. District 16 covers all of Clay County and parts of Lowndes, Oktibbeha and Noxubee counties. Bennie Turner served 20 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 23,2013
Tags: campaign, city government, elected official, election, executive, mayor, municipal, municipality, politician, Politics, poll, public official, re-election, vote, voter, Voting
ITTA BENA — Mayor Walter Parker says he won’t run for another term. Parker tells the Greenwood Commonwealth it is time to do something else. The 49-year-old Parker was elected mayor in 2009. Parker works at Mississippi Valley State University. The filing deadline for city elections is March 8. Party primaries will be held on [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: January 23,2013
Tags: bill, Charter school, committee, education, law, lawmaker, legislation, legislator, Legislature, public education, public school, school, state government, vote
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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