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2015 Report on Holmes-Durant Consolidation
2015 Report on Holmes-Durant Consolidation
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2016: Gov. Bryant Proclaims April 'Confederate Heritage Month'
April is the month Mississippi honors the Confederate States and those who fought for the South in the Civil War.
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Legislature Makes No Move to Remove Confederate Symbol From State Flag
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators this year won't attempt to redesign the last state flag that features the Confederate battle emblem because leaders say they can't find a majority …
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Two Deaths Reported in Louisiana and Mississippi Storms
Authorities say at least one person has died after a possible tornado touched down in Mississippi. Vann Byrd of the Lamar County Emergency Management Agency says the death occurred Tuesday …
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Education
Voucher Expansion Bill Dies in Committee
The effort to expand public-education vouchers to allow low-income families to send their children to private schools died today in committee.
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All Flag Bills Die; House Speaker on State Flag: 'I have not wavered'
By adreherHouse Speaker Philip Gunn released a statement defending his position on the state flag, after all filed bills to change the state flag referred to the House Rules Committee died today. No Senate or House flag bill made it out of committee by today's deadline.
Gunn's statement is below, verbatim:
"For anyone to suggest I have surrendered or backed up on my position of changing the flag is simply not true," said Speaker of the House Philip Gunn. "I have not wavered in my viewpoint that we need a different flag to represent Mississippi. I have spoken with many House members both individually and collectively and have tried to convince them to adopt my view."
“I have explored every option from taking legislative action to change the flag to adopting two official flags, but we cannot get a consensus on how to address the issue,” he continued. "I will continue to stand by my view that changing the flag is the right thing to do. The flag is going to change. We can deal with it now or leave for future generations to address. I believe our state needs to address it now. I am disappointed that nothing took shape this year, but I will continue this effort."
