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New bill would raise starting salary for teacher’s assistants to $20,000 annually

Teacher assistants could receive a $3,000 raise next school year under the amended bill that passed the House of Representatives last week. Teacher assistants in ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, February 8, 2023 1:10 pm

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Who’s running for statewide offices in 2023

Democratic candidates have filed paperwork to challenge Republican incumbents for all eight statewide offices. The deadline to qualify to run for office in the November ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, February 3, 2023 8:13 am

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Waller will not challenge Reeves in 2023

Bill Waller Jr., the former chief justice of the Mississippi Supreme Court who waged a strong 2019 primary challenge of Gov. Tate Reeves, will not ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Monday, January 30, 2023 5:55 pm

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House passes ban on gender affirming procedures for those 18 and under

The House of Representatives, after lengthy debate and a partisan vote on Thursday, passed a bill that would ban gender affirming surgery and drugs for ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, January 20, 2023 11:30 am

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A look at where state’s record surplus originated and how it can be spent

The Mississippi Legislature will begin the 2023 session on Jan. 3 with a mind-boggling $3.9-billion surplus, according to information compiled by the staff of the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, December 29, 2022 10:28 am

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State Board of Ed awards $3.6M contract to company with government ties, 5-2

Brookhaven’s Bill Jacobs, a member of the Mississippi State Board of Education, was one of two dissenters in the board’s approval this week of a ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, November 11, 2022 10:09 am

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Former welfare director John Davis set to plead guilty today

Former welfare agency director John Davis, of Brookhaven, is set to plead guilty on Thursday to two federal charges and 18 state counts of fraud ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Thursday, September 22, 2022 9:00 am

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Defendant: Gov. Tate Reeves should be target of welfare lawsuit — not in charge of it

A defendant in Mississippi’s civil lawsuit to recoup millions in misspent welfare money is asking the court to examine whether Gov. Tate Reeves is controlling ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, August 17, 2022 4:47 pm

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Hyde-Smith votes to cap insulin prices

In a rare vote that set her apart from most Senate Republicans, U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith voted on Saturday to keep a proposal in the ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Friday, August 12, 2022 6:00 pm

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Former Gov. Phil Bryant subpoenaed for USM volleyball stadium documents

Nancy New’s attorney has filed a subpoena directly on former Gov. Phil Bryant for documents related to the use of federal welfare funds to build a volleyball ... Read more

by Mississippi Today, Wednesday, July 27, 2022 12:43 pm

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