Video of a community forum hosted by The Mississippi Link. The community panel discussed the debate immediately after the conclusion of the nationally televised event.
Watch the video below:
VIDEO: Reaction to the Obama/Romney 2nd Debate
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Civil rights history tour in Hattiesburg
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Lawmakers propose making the Bible Mississippi’s state book
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Education
JPS takes next step to ensure its budget is met
District files an appeal against city
By Othor Cain
Managing Editor
The Jackson Public School District lived up to its assertion that it would take legal action against the city of Jackson in an effort to ensure its budget is properly met.
The district had 10 days after the city council voted and passed a measure that would give a tax increase of 2.5 mills, which essentially gave the school district $86 million. The district submitted a budget of $88 million that would have required a 5 mills assessment to tax payers. That measure was voted down by the majority of the city council.
The lone standing council member that supported assessing the taxpayers of Jackson the required millage that would have given the school district its recommended budget was Ward 3 councilwoman Larita Cooper-Stokes. […]
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