[Desk] House Passes MAEP After Huge Education Rally
Adam Lynch of the Jackson Free Press reports:
The House came out swinging this morning, passing through five bills through floor votes.
The most significant bill the House passed was was HB 238, a bill fully funding The Mississippi Adequate Education Program with more than $2 billion. After an hour-long debate, the vote passed 119 to 1, with only Republican Rep. Steve Horne, of Meridian, holding out in opposition.
Lawmakers like Rep. Jim Ellington, R-Raymond, voiced some concern at the idea of fully funding MAEP this early in the session, saying he would prefer to see the final revenue estimate in March before going forward with the vote. He and others consoled their fears with the belief that the Senate would delay its own approval of the bill well into the session.
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