Ballot Initiative, Anti-Trans Bathroom Bills Survive Deadline; DEI, Abortion Bills Die
Proposals targeting transgender people and reviving a ballot initiative process are among the bills that survived a deadline.
Proposals targeting transgender people and reviving a ballot initiative process are among the bills that survived a deadline.
A group of Jackson Public School District students is getting on-the-job training at Nissan North America.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves urged lawmakers to use public education funds for private schools during his State of the State Address.
The state’s teacher shortage continues rising even as the Mississippi Department of Education intensifies efforts to increase the educator workforce.
The Mississippi Supreme Court heard oral arguments over whether public COVID-19 relief funds can go to private schools.
While Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann urged senators to prioritize funding public education, House Speaker Jason White urged expanding “school choice.”
DICK’S Sporting Goods awarded two Mississippi high-school sports programs $75,000 for repairs after tornadoes damaged their complexes.
Mississippi’s leading public teachers union is accusing Republican Gov. Tate Reeves of spreading “misinformation” over remarks he made during Wednesday night’s debate downplaying the group’s influence among state educators.
Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon Presley drew sharp contrasts over their views on policies to help rural hospitals and cut taxes while trading blows over accusations of corruption during the only debate of the campaign Wednesday night.
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