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Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed


Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed
Mississippi State Capitol (Source: WLBT)
By Anthony Warren | March 6, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:14 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
That’s the stance many state and local leaders, and history buffs alike, are taking in response to the Senate’s passage of S.B. 2727.
The bill mandates that new members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees be appointed by the governor or lieutenant governor.
Right now, members are appointed by fellow trustees, making the board the only self-perpetuating board in the state. ....

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Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed


Local leaders question bill to change how MDAH board members are appointed
Mississippi State Capitol (Source: WLBT)
By Anthony Warren | March 6, 2021 at 2:46 PM CST - Updated March 8 at 9:14 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.
That’s the stance many state and local leaders, and history buffs alike, are taking in response to the Senate’s passage of S.B. 2727.
The bill mandates that new members of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees be appointed by the governor or lieutenant governor.
Right now, members are appointed by fellow trustees, making the board the only self-perpetuating board in the state. ....

United States , Old Capitol Museum , New Albany , Mississippi State University , Ocean Springs , Haley Barbour , John Horhn , Mark Keenum , David Blount , Roger Wicker , Reuben Anderson , Phil Bryant , Kane Ditto , Mike Thompson , History Board Of Trustees , Then The Senate , Mississippi Department Of Archives , Jefferson College , Transparency Committee , Mississippi Heritage , Mississippi Civil Rights Museum , Mississippi History Museum , Mississippi Department , History Board , President Kane Ditto , Two Mississippi Museums ,