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Barbour Defends Pardons
01/14/2012 — Governor Haley Barbour speaks for the first time since issuing hundreds of pardons.
Mississippi Ranks 45th in National Education Study
01/14/2012 — Mississippi earned a grade of “C minus” on Education Week’s Quality Counts report. The state has developed high education standards, but has low K-12 achievement.
Personhood Battle Heading to the Legislature
01/14/2012 — No Means No is the message Mississippians against personhood are sending to the state legislature. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how both sides of the issue are gearing up for a fight.
BP’s Billion for Early Restoration Stirs Controversy Over Gulf Coast Priorities
01/13/2012 — BP is funding $1billion in early restoration projects in states impacted by the oil spill. Two Mississippi projects have been proposed, but they're far from a unanimous choice.
Pontotoc Students Testdrive Military Robots
01/12/2012 — Pontotoc students get to testdrive military robots.
Judge Stays Former Governor Barbour’s Pardons
01/12/2012 — Attorney General Jim Hood questions the constitutionality of the more than 200 Barbour pardons.
USDA Closing 11 Mississippi Offices
01/12/2012 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is closing 11 offices in Mississippi as part of a nationwide cost-cutting effort.
Barbour Pardons Nearly 200 Convicted Criminals On Final Day in Office
01/11/2012 — In his last day as Governor, Haley Barbour pardoned hundreds of convicted criminals. Drawing the ire of those who were their victims.
Bryant Takes Oath As 64th Governor
01/10/2012 — Phil Bryant is now the state's 64th governor
Bryant Announces 10 State Agency Heads
01/10/2012 — Governor-elect Phil Bryant announces who he wants to lead 10 state agencies.
Bryant takes oath as Mississippi's 64th governor
January 10, 2012 - Phil Bryant has been sworn in as Mississippi's 64th governor. The 57-year-old Republican took the oath Tuesday in a ceremony forced inside the state Capitol by rain.
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