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Superintendents weigh in on merging districts
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Mississippi Governor Proposes to Consolidate Three Historically Black Schools
Mississippi governor Haley Barbour proposes to consolidate the state's three Historically Black Colleges and Universities into a single school.
Barboura s budget plan tosses gauntlet to the Legislature
Gov. Haley Barbour's Fiscal Year 2011 Executive Budget Recommendation contains something for almost every lobbyist, special interest group, educational institution, state agency head and state employee to dislike.
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Barbour's budget would blend some state agencies
JACKSON - Most of the attention in Gov. Haley Barbour's budget proposal has been focused on his plans to merge universities, consolidate school districts and close mental health centers.
Top Mississippi democrat critical of Barbour's budget
Mississippi's Democratic Party chairman is criticizing Republican Gov. Haley Barbour and the sweeping changes he proposed in his $5.5 billion budget plan for the 2011 fiscal year that begins July 1. "We all know budgeting is going to be difficult, but what Gov.
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Rick Perry and Kay Bailey Hutchison launched the first television commercials of their fractious primary fight today, each side claiming the conservative high ground aimed at winning Republican voters.
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GOP governors push for 2010 party rebirth
Thrilled with twin victories this month, Republican governors are looking to lead a party-wide resurgence in 2010 and shape the GOP for years to come.
Barbour's Proposal To Merge Black Schools Draws Fire 21min
Talk of merging Mississippi's three historically black universities has created a tense atmosphere in a state with a violent civil rights past and a decades-long legal battle over underfunding those schools.
GOP governors upbeat over 2010
Republicans governors are in a buoyant mood at their annual gathering here, with Mississippi Gov.
Tea Party Gathers Signatures for Voter ID Initiative
The brother of Gov. Haley Barbour visited Meridian Tuesday to accept a batch of signatures gathered on voter-identification petitions.
Budget crisis could force university mergers
JACKSON a ' Gov. Haley Barbour unveiled his budget plan yesterday, and as expected, Barbour's proposal calls for a major restructuring of the state's education system.
Barbour's budget plan may 'shock and awe' us
After almost 30 years of closely watching the state budget process, I have come to the conclusion that for most Mississippians, news media warning of a pending state 'budget crisis' is greeted, perceived and processed just like the teacher's voice in the old Charlie Brown & Peanuts cartoon specials on TV.
Palin, Huckabee, Romney Dominate GOP 2012 Field
To all the budding Republican superstars looking at the 2012 presidential race - that would include Indiana Gov.
Barbour visits Mideast soldiers
Following stops in Kuwait and Iraq, Gov. Haley Barbour has traveled to Afghanistan to visit with Mississippi National Guardsmen who are serving in the war there.
The South Mississippi Sun Herald
Barbour visits Mississippi troops in Afghanistan
Gov. Haley Barbour visited with Mississippi National Guard troops on the ground at forward operating bases in Afghanistan today after discussions on Thursday with the U.S. ambassador and military commanders in Kabul, the country's capital city.
Governor Barbour visits Mississippi troops in the Middle East
Governor Haley Barbour is spending some time with Mississippi's men and women serving in Iraq.
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