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Survey: 30 percent of teachers would strike for better pay, more than 60...
Teachers in Arizona and Colorado walked out of their classes over low salaries keeping hundreds of thousands of students out of school. Some education advocates want to see the same thing happen in...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Hood’s Master Plan
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After 40 years, what was once Mayor’s Trophy is still cherished as Governor’s...
Rick ClevelandA year ago, Mississippi State Bulldogs celebrated, Governor’s Cup Trophy in hand, by singing “Hail Dear Ol’ State” after a thrilling victory over Ole Miss. That’s Jake Magnum with his...
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Rep. Angela Cockerham: ‘My hat’s off to the women who go out every day and...
Rogelio V. Solis, Associated PressRep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, confers with Rep. John Moore, R-Brandon, during a second day of state agency budget hearings with the Joint Legislative Budget...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: #FeelingCuteChallenge
The State Auditor comes out with a report pointing to high educational costs outside of the classroom. The post Marshall Ramsey: #FeelingCuteChallenge appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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Welfare dollars help fund college scholarships for children of middle-class...
In 2017, Mississippi reported TANF spending of $18.8 million on state scholarships serving 13,675 people. Mississippi spends one-sixth of its funding for welfare, a program reserved for the most...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Mueller Report Reaction
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‘Sweat’: Gritty portrait of working-class families struggling to hold on to...
Kyle TillmanJordan Williams (from left), Jo Ann Robinson, David Worley-Criado, Malaika Quarterman and Sharon Miles are in the cast of “Sweat.” Jackson, Mississippi, and Reading, Pennsylvania, may be...
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Some history – and future – at The New Dude
Ron Polk’s plaque in the Ron Polk Ring of Honor was dedicated Saturday at Dudy Noble Field in Starkville. STARKVILLE – So much Mississippi baseball history – and so much of the future – were on display...
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‘This is a really big deal’— some teachers left out of pay raise due to...
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaLaura King gives test instructions during class at West Bolivar High School Monday, October 29, 2018 The Legislature did not appropriate enough...
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Marshall Ramsey: Natural Disasters
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View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Whoops
‘This is a really big deal’ — some teachers left out of pay raise due to administrative error. The post Marshall Ramsey: Whoops appeared first on Mississippi Today.
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RIP, Johnny Neumann and John Havlicek: such a study in basketball contrasts
Ole Miss sports informationJohnny Neumann scored 40.1 points per game in the 1970-71 season. Two famous basketball players, John Havlicek and Johnny Neumann, died this week. Both had Mississippi...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Dilbert’s Goof
While speaking to Ole Miss students, Secretary of State and Lt. Governor candidate Delbert Hosemann mistakenly said Thad Cochran had died. The post Marshall Ramsey: Dilbert’s Goof appeared first on...
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Grocery tax unpopular, but cutting it hasn’t been winner for politicians
Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For AmericavMississippi is one of three states to levy the same sales tax on groceries as on other retail items. Politicians’ efforts to eliminate or reduce...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk
If you missed Avenger's Endgame or Game of Thrones this weekend, Monday morning's office talk was another language. The post Marshall Ramsey: Monday Morning Water Cooler Talk appeared first on...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Twister
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Delta town losing its ‘diamond in the rough’ as D.C. native moves...
Sweet Magnolia Gelato CoHugh Balthrop is opening his first retail store in downtown Memphis, Tennessee. CLARKSDALE – Living in Washington, D.C., Hugh Balthrop owned an art gallery, selling artwork...
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At Mississippi College, Drew Brees remembers Jackson and the grueling,...
Andy Kanengiser/MCDrew Brees makes a point during a brief news conference at Mississippi College Tuesday. Drew Brees, who turned 40 in January, visited Clinton on a warm spring Tuesday to make a speech...
View ArticleMarshall Ramsey: Waller’s Old Ride
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