State Supreme Court Associate Justice Jamie Grosshans explained the history of the Florida Constitution to the Jacksonville Women Lawyers Association when she spoke to the group May 13 at The River Club.
She explained the history that began in 1838 when the first document was written and adopted. It was rewritten in 1861, 1865, 1868 and 1885. The state constitution in its current form was adopted in 1968.
“We are one of the top seven states with that many. In Florida, we like to do a little extra,” Grosshans said.
Only 17 states have ratified their constitutions since 1900, and two – Alaska and Hawaii – wrote constitutions after they became states in that period.
Gov. Tate Reeves announces 9 nominees for Mississippi education boards
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is nominating nine people to serve on three boards that make decisions about public education from kindergarten through college.
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Gov. Tate Reeves discusses his statewide order for people to wear masks in public amid a recent surge in cases of the new coronavirus during a COVID-19 press briefing, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 in Jackson, Miss. Author: The Associated Press Updated: 10:59 AM CDT May 19, 2021
JACKSON, Miss Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is nominating nine people to serve on three boards that make decisions about public education from kindergarten through college.
Short answer: We dug for it.
Research demands that assistant curator Sihya Smith and I read, assess, think critically and weigh our information carefully. Even then, we find errors or so-called facts that conflict with one another.
Recently, I began digging into the political biography of the late Congressman John Elliott Rankin. Our go-to information usually resides in the dissertation or book, âTupelo: The Evolution of a Community,â by Vaughn L. Grisham, Jr. We depend on this particular telling of the Tupelo story basically because it is a piece of academic research and writing.
Academics are held to a higher standard. They must read, take notes, depend on primary sources â meaning sources that come directly from the person or place being cited, think critically, and check their sources many times. Other readers, usually experts in the field, read the paper or book before publication and point out errors or omissions. This makes the tome more accurate.
The pomp and circumstance of graduation is returning to Mississippi's college campuses this year. The coronavirus pandemic prevented celebrations last year.
The Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal will host a mayoral debate two weeks prior to the general election.
Democratic nominee Victor Fleitas and Republican nominee Todd Jordan have confirmed their participation. The debate will be held at 6 p.m. Tuesday, May 25, at the Link Centre concert hall. It is scheduled to last approximately one hour.
Voters also will be able to watch a live stream of the event on www.djournal.com.
If You Go
General admission for the event will be on a first-come, first-served basis.
Seating is limited to approximately 100 people, with social distancing measures in effect.
Masks are optional.