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Republican Reps. Jeff Smith (pictured) and Gary Chism of Columbus authored a widely ridiculed “sovereignty” bill to exempt Mississippi from following federal law.

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The Mississippi House of Representatives bandied its version of a charter-school bill for more than eight hours until close to 1 a.m., eclipsing the Senate's four-hour-long debate the previous week.

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