AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoPolitics: Trump endorsed Texas AG Ken Paxton over John Cornyn in a key Senate runoff, doubling down on MAGA themes and pushing hard on ending the filibuster. Voting Rights Backlash: The NAACP launched “Out of Bounds,” urging Black athletes and fans to boycott public college sports in states it says are weakening Black voting power after the Supreme Court’s Voting Rights Act blow. Mississippi Education & Schools: SR1 College Preparatory & STEM Academy in Canton says 69% of kindergarteners hit reading benchmarks, while Starkville High named its 2026 STAR Student and Teacher. Local Sports Spending: Mississippi junior colleges keep pouring money into football—Jones County Junior College spent $1.36M in 2024 and Northeast Mississippi Community College $1.07M. Health & Care: CMS data show Stone County Rehabilitation and Nursing Center earned a 4-star rating in Q1 2026, while Trend Health & Rehab of Carthage and Sunplex Sub-Acute Center both scored below the state average. Crime: A former Corinth middle school teacher was sentenced to five years for using AI to create pornographic videos involving students.
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