SUMMARY: House and Senate Democrats are opposing the proposed House funding plan for public education in Mississippi, known as the INSPIRE Act. The Senate's decision not to take up the House's MAEP replacement plan has halted further discussion on education funding. In response, House lawmakers have inserted the INSPIRE Act language into a Senate bill and sent it for consideration. Tempers flared during these discussions at the Mississippi State Capitol, indicating the ongoing battle over public education funding in the state.

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