The Mississippi House has halted a push to require universities to fly the state’s Confederate-themed flag. Republic Representative William Shirley persuaded the House last week to withhold a tax break from universities that don’t fly the flag. At that time,…
A top Mississippi lawmaker is blocking an effort to punish universities that refuse to fly the state flag, a symbol that critics see as racist. The state House passed a bill earlier this week saying public universities could not receive…