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SEDI Registration Now Open
The State Executive Development Institute is now accepting applications for the next session which will run May 13-18 on the campus of Mississippi State University. Click here to download the application.
Contact Dianne Dyar at dianne@sig.msstate.edu for more information.
Mississippi Community Action Project
The Stennis Institute was awarded a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to conduct a two year pilot program to provide training to communities to increase their participation and success in the planning, decision-making, and leadership processes. This program will incorporate components of First Impressions, YourTown, Mississippi and Selected to Serve programs. The marketing, recruitment and selection of participating communities will begin soon. read more
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January 23, 2012
Many agree that this will be the most entertaining Presidential election season ever. We are in the Republican preliminaries of the process to see who will go head-to-head against incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama. The general election phase of the contest will feature a months’ long debate centering on our basic system of government and economics. Already the parameters of this debate are being alluded to in apocalyptic terms as well as religious ones.
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January 26, 2012
Watching the fallout over actions taken by the board of aldermen in Southaven and Ocean Springs has reminded me of what a great responsibility of governance is placed on the shoulder of aldermen, particularly in code charter cities in Mississippi. While given broad discretion in many matters, actions which are arbitrary and capricious are subject [...]
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January 17, 2012
Below is an RFP from the Mississippi Development Authority. Only local units of government defined as cities, counties, and tribal governments within the state of Mississippi are eligible for participation in this Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA).***** ***** *****REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL FOA#EN02172012 The Mississippi Development Authority-Energy Division will accept applications for its U.S. Department of Energy State Energy Program...
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January 17, 2012
After the conclusion of the Civil War, many locations throughout the U.S. began to set aside a day to remember those who had fallen. Columbus, MS is noted as one of the first communities to honor those who had served and died in the war. According to Dr. David Blight of Yale University, however, the [...]
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January 24, 2012
These two words started an interesting journey for Gwinnett County, Georgia parents and children. As one parent acknowledged, the word questions demonstrated that “racists” still exist. Gwinnett County schools spokesperson Sloan Roach stated that “the teachers were trying to do a cross-curricular activity…We understand that there are concerns about these questions, and we agree that [...]
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July 18, 2011
Another great program is in dire financial jeopardy due to federal budget cuts. Everyone needs to read today's article in the Clarion Ledger about Reading is Fundamental, a federal program that is doing wonderful work in the state of Mississippi by putting books in the hands of under-privileged children. School and public libraries are good and all, but there is nothing that can compare to owning your own books. The Reading is Fundamental...
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August 18, 2011
At the beginning of August 2011, I spent a week in Conway Arkansas at the University of Central Arkansas (UCA) attending my second year (Year Two) of the Community Development Institute (CDI). Originating at UCA in 1986, CDI—UCA is one … Continue reading →
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Friday, December 16, 2011
2010 Municipal Salary Survey
2010 Municipal Salary Survey
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Friday, December 16, 2011
2011 Municipal Salary Survey
2011 Municipal Salary Survey
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Monday, March 28, 2011
An Overview of Tupelo and Lee County
Research brief looking at various attributes and their changes in regard to Tupelo and Lee County.
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Friday, March 18, 2011
First Impressions: Hattiesburg
The First Impressions report for the City of Hattiesburg.
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Monday, March 14, 2011
First Impressions: Pass Christian
This is the First Impressions report for Pass Christian.
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