Lawmaker behind bill to close three universities says its has ‘slim’ chance to pass ...Middle East

A lawmaker behind a controversial bill to close three public universities in Mississippi says its chances of becoming law this session are “slim.”  Sen. John Polk, R-Hattiesburg, told Mississippi Today that he just wanted to start a conversation when he filed Senate Bill 2726, which would require the governing board of Mississippi’s eight public universities to shutter three by 2028.  “It’s pretty out there,” Polk said.  Start a conversation, Polk did. Social media was a flurry the weekend after the bill dropped. By Wednesday, an online petition opposing the bill had gained more than 7,500 signatures. A local newspaper serving Columbus, the northeastern city home to Mississippi Uni

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