Mississippi Center for Public Policy

Saturday, February 4, 2012


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MCPP News & Reports

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MCPP Posts Legislative Videos

Mississippi Center for Public Policy has posted videos of the 2010 and 2011 Regular Sessions of the Mississippi Legislature....
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Leading Toward Liberty

Mississippi Center for Public Policy’s Leading Toward Liberty campaign is designed to return our state government to its proper role - to guard the liberty of its people....
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2012 Legislative Agenda

Our 2012 legislative agenda covers three key areas:
• Freedom for Parents to Choose the Best Education for Their Children
• Freedom for Entrepreneurs to Pursue Their Dreams
• Freedom for the Public to See and Understand the Actions of Government...
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2012 Policy Playbook

Our policy playbook for the 2012 Legislative Session...
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Leading Toward Liberty - Educating Children

How well are we educating children in Mississippi schools? In many cases, we are doing quite well. Judging by test scores and graduation rates, many students are showing they can compete with the best students in the world. In some instances those are isolated...
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Leading Toward Liberty - Enhancing Private Sector Job Growth

It’s understandable that they would do that. People are rightfully concerned about the state of our economy and the job market, and they are demanding that politicians “Do something – anything!” to fix the problem. Unfortunately, many of the ideas for “doing something”...

MCPP Commentary

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MCPP On The Radio

See the schedules for Vital Signs Commentaries by Forest Thigpen on radio stations throughout Mississippi....
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Year of School Choice

The year 2011 was declared by the Wall Street Journal to be “The Year of School Choice,” as twelve states and the District of Columbia gave parents more opportunities to choose the best education for their children....
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Conservatives Can Celebrate But Not Quit

If you are a conservative in Mississippi, I’m sure you are celebrating the election results, and there certainly is cause for that. But at the risk of spoiling the party, I want to caution you not to think your job is over....
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MCPP Statement for PERS

Mississippi’s Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) is carrying billions in unfunded liabilities, such that the state will not be able to offer the current level of benefits to future state retirees without a significant increase in contributions or a change...
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Death Penalty

One of the usual arguments against the death penalty is the commandment, “Thou shall not kill.” On its face, that would seem to be a valid argument, but it’s not....
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Leading Toward Liberty Kick-Off

Join us on April 5, 2011 for the Leading Toward Liberty Kick-Off...

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Policy Snapshots - May 9, 2011

The City That Privatized Everything
Judge's Demand for Homeschooler IDs Canceled
School District Rebuked for Keeping Children’s Records from Parents
Ten Thousand Commandments
Three Charts That Should Scare You...
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Policy Snapshots - March 21, 2011

MCPP's Liberty Luncheon
Millions of Jobs at Stake with EPA Efforts to Regulate Carbon Dioxide
Feds Instruct Teachers to Facebook-Creep Students
Congress Needs Perspective on the $61 Billion Spending Cuts
Students Perform Better With Teachers Who Are Paid for...
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Policy Snapshots - February 11, 2011

Most Americans Don’t Know U.S. Has World’s Biggest Economy
America’s Most Bizarre Taxes
Stop Federal Spending on Education
The Debt Limit: Made Simple
Will You Get Back What You Paid into Social Security?
A Majority of Union Members Work For The Government...

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