Stennis Institute of Government

Senator Alan Nunnelee-R (Mississippi Senate District 6) visited Dr. Marty Wiseman’s Mississippi Government and Politics class on Monday, March 2. Senator Nunnelee, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and a Mississippi State University alumnus, spoke to the students about key Mississippi issues before taking questions. Senator Nunnelee touched on a variety of issues, including the opening of the new Toyota automotive plant in Blue Springs, MS, the impact of the Federal stimulus bill on the State of Mississippi, and the importance of funding the “big three” (K-12, community colleges, and four-year colleges/universities). Senator Nunnelee also challenged the Mississippi State students to become more actively involved in politics in order to put another “Bulldog” in Congress, joining Representative Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee.

Welcome to the Stennis Institute of Government Civic Education Blog.  My name is Jeff Markham - as a Research Associate at the Stennis Institute, as well as the liaison between the Institute and the Mississippi State University Library’s Congressional and Political Research Center, I’ll be “authoring” this blog, which will have a focus on Mississippi-related civic education.

Please take a look at our civic education link on our website (www.msgovt.org).  You will find links, presentations, and research briefs related to civic education.

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