October 30, 2013
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Education
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Education'
Instead of taking from Paul and Peter to fill up the rainy-day fund, maybe it's time for lawmakers to put the taxpayers' money where their mouths are.
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Private'
We know based on data from the Mississippi Department of Education that children who didn't pass the reading test are concentrated in poorer districts, where families are more likely to …
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'One'
In a rare show of unity between Reeves and Gov. Phil Bryant, the GOP leadership teamed up to criticize the move by Kidd, to whom they repeatedly referred as a …
Civil Rights
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'History'
The $100 million in "extra" funds Reeves is crowing about is still only about $200 million shy of the bare minimum schools need per the Mississippi Adequate Education Program.
Stinker Quote of the Day: 'Rainy'
The Republicans aren't kidding anyone. They're saving up so they can make it rain a little bit during an election and hold on to the governor's mansion and majorities in …
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Adequate'
Since capturing control of the Mississippi Legislature, and therefore the budgeting process, Republican lawmakers have boasted about putting aside about $100 million per year into reserves, or what is colloquially …
Stinker Quote of the Week: 'Bureaucratic Cash Grab'
One of the objections civil-rights leaders often raise about voter ID is the it is tantamount to an unconstitutional tax.
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