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Attorneys for public school advocates said in oral arguments Tuesday before the Mississippi Supreme Court that the state constitutional provision that prevents public funds from going to private schools is “ironclad.” Attorneys Rob McDuff and Will Bardwell, representing Parents for Public Schools, said at the time of the writing of the 1890 Mississippi Constitution that […]
Attorneys for a public school advocacy group say Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a law that would put public money into grants for private schools. They made the
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) - Oral arguments will be heard in Mississippi's State Supreme Court in an appeal that challenges the constitutionality of private schools receiving public funds. The case stems from 2022 when the Mississippi Legislature provided $10 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for private schools in the state. The Jackson-based [...]
Democratic Mississippi state Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson has been sentenced to two years of probation for willfully making a false statement on a tax return.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A longtime Mississippi lawmaker was sentenced Monday to two years of probation and has already paid nearly $85,000 in restitution, months after he pleaded guilty to a federal charge of willfully making a false statement on a tax return. Democratic Rep. Earle Banks of Jackson was sentenced Monday by U.S. District Judge Carlton […]