Analysis: Bryant proposes free community college for some
Free community college for all Mississippians would be an ambitious and easy-to-explain goal.
Analysis: Lack of info not helping school funding rewrite
There’s still time to have a real discussion about possible changes to Mississippi’s school funding formula.
Analysis: Tax and budget groups? Been there, done that
Mississippi’s Republican legislative leaders have created “working groups” that will meet a few days over the next several weeks to delve into tax policies and pick apart government spending practices.
Analysis: Lt. Gov. Reeves restarts discussion over spending BP money
Generally, there’s nothing better for a politician than spending “free” money — cash that arrived in the treasury without lawmakers having to vote to raise taxes on their constituents.
Analysis: Miss. charter schools debated on many fronts
The political debate about charter schools has been rumbling for years in the Mississippi Capitol and in the broader forum of public opinion.
Analysis: Miss. health care trust fund whittled away
It seems almost quaint now, the optimism that Mississippi legislators expressed in 1999 when they created a health care trust fund.
Under the Capitol Dome: Analysis: Early voting could make you a liar in Mississippi
Mississippi lawmakers this year rejected a proposal to stop making liars of their fellow citizens, at least when it comes to early voting.
Under the Capitol Dome: Analysis: Wright’s time as superintendent at a crossroads
Carey Wright wanted to be a superintendent pretty badly, but sometimes you have to wonder if she knew what she was getting into when she took the job leading Mississippi’s public schools.
Under the Capitol Dome: Analysis: 2016 budget still grim, and 2017 looking ugly, too
The shortfall in Mississippi’s state budget for the year starting July 1 is almost certainly more than the $57 million announced last week.
Under the Capitol Dome: Analysis: Lott pushes working relations across party lines
Mississippi Republican Trent Lott wasn’t known for hugging Democrats and singing “Kumbaya” as U.S. Senate majority leader.