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Each fall the Mississippi Municipal League welcomes public officials from Mississippi's "small towns" for an educational opportunity focused on the needs of Mississippi towns under 2,500 in population. This year, the topic was "Back to Basics", recognizing the many new Mayors and Aldermen who have been elected to serve in Mississippi's small towns in 2009.
Mississippi State's own Dr. P. Edward French, Assistant Professor of Political Science and Public Administration, was the keynote speaker, speaking on "Managing Change in Small Communities." A number of Stennis staffers presented in the break-out sessions.
Presentations from the meeting:
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Principles of Municipal Law Enforcement
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November 2, 2009
As I have attempted to wipe away the fog of the recession I have struggled mightily lately with my fears about the future of Mississippi and other states like it. What is the message that we – the profoundly rural – are being sent, and how much of it should we heed?
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October 19, 2009
Remember the National Geographic-Roper Public Affairs Geographic Literacy Study? In 2006, Young Americans (18 – 24) answered about half (54 percent) of all the survey questions correctly. But by and large, majorities of young adults fail at a range of questions testing their basic geographic literacy.
Only 37% of young Americans can find Iraq on a [...]
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November 6, 2009
Today I'm off to the Better South conference at Davidson College in North Carolina.Special conference to focus on developing Southern agenda • Download the Briefing Book • Read the news release •...
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November 6, 2009
On August 25, 1916 the United States Department of the Interior established the National Park Service. The State of Mississippi has multiple NPS sites, including Brices Crossroads, the Natchez Trace, the city of Natchez (multiple sites), the Tupelo National Battlefield, and the Vicksburg National Military Park. These sites are national treasures and provide wonderful learning [...]
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November 3, 2009
Today is election day; and all eyes intently focus on three states–with New Jersey and Virginia voters heading to the polls in governors’ races and New York holding a special election for a House seat. ABC News correspondent Jake Tapper describes the political scene: “With Democrats poised to lose the governor’s race in Virginia, and [...]
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Post-Katrina Recovery Oral Histories
Post-Katrina Recovery Oral Histories presents a series of interviews conducted with Gulf Coast affordable housing advocates discussing the obstacles to and successes of Katrina Recovery. Mississippi Development Authority Recover Action Plans and allocations, the HUD CDBG lawsuit, as well as the continuing problem with property insurance rates are discussed.
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Friday, August 21, 2009
2009 Annual Municipal Salary Survey
The Institute actively uses the national O*NET job analysis and classification system, not only to inform the analysis of the knowledge, skills and abilities necessary to perform each occupational position within the organization, but to also provide comparable, real-time salary data (updated every three months) as provided by state departments of labor (or equivalent organizations) to the United States Department of Labor, and various state and national statistical entities, including the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) and the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA).
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Monday, September 28, 2009
Education Expenditures and Student Outcomes
Analysis of School District Expenditures by Category and Student Outcomes on Standardized Tests for Fiscal Year 2007 - 2008. The document contains maps by school district of Instructional, General Administration, School Administration, and "Other" Instructional and Non-instructional expenditures.
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Friday, August 14, 2009
A Legacy of Ethics from the "Conscience of the Senate"
Founding fathers and authors, for example, of The Federalist Papers, spent little time on the issue of ethics. Integrity in a century of recognition of “natural law” was something seemingly inborn. Thus began the long and distinguished history of the United States’ upper and lower legislative chambers.
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