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HARRISON: Kennedy’s speech on Meredith still has lessons for today
By BOBBY HARRISON - Mississippi Today
Tue,10/07/25-6:02PM , 1318 Reads
JACKSON — Shirley Payne believes Americans should take a fresh look at the nationally televised speech that President John F. Kennedy delivered Sept.
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Legislative leaders set revenue estimate; budget work begins in earnest
By BOBBY HARRISON - Mississippi Today
Sat,04/06/24-2:00AM , 444 Reads
The Mississippi Legislature will have $76.3 million more to spend than it did during its 2023 session.
Members of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee met Friday morning and adopted a revenue estimate for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins July 1. The estimate is $7.6 billion — up 1% from the final estimate from last year.
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Senate panel mulls PERS board overhaul
By BOBBY HARRISON - Mississippi Today
Sat,03/23/24-2:00AM , 692 Reads
The North Pike School District will have to pay an additional $700,000 in employee pension costs because of an increase being imposed by the board of the state’s public employee retirement system, Superintendent Jay Smith recently told the Senate Government Structure Committee.
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Mississippi state Rep. Robert Johnson, D-Natchez, left, confers with House Education Committee Chairman Rep. Rob Roberson, R-Starkville, second from left, state Rep. Daryl Porter, D-Summit, second from right, and House Education Committee Vice Chairman Rep. Kent McCarty, right, Thursday in the House chamber at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson about his concerns regarding the body's Wednesday passage of a funding alternative to the Mississippi Adequate Education Program (MAEP) called the Inspire Act. (Associated Press)

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School funding fight intensifies
By BOBBY HARRISON - Mississippi Today
Fri,03/08/24-2:00AM , 661 Reads
The divide between the Senate and the House over how to fund public education — specifically local school districts — intensified dramatically on Thursday, setting the stage for a potentially contentious remainder of the 2024 legislative session.
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