State employee pay trails neighboring states, private sector
While political leaders boast of unprecedented revenue collections and surpluses, the buying power of state workers is going backward.
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COVID-19 IN MISSISSIPPI
New reported cases for: September 20 – September 26
The Mississippi State Department of Health updates case totals each Tuesday based on test results reported from the previous week (Tuesday – Monday). We will update case numbers here as soon as they’re available.
52% of total population fully vaccinated
1,869
new cases and 927,465 total cases in Mississippi.
33
new deaths reported and 12,912 total deaths in Mississippi.
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Only one charter school approved to open next year
Just one of the ten applicants hoping to open a new charter school in Mississippi received approval Monday.
Mississippi man convicted of murder and previously sentenced to death will now be paroled
Frederick Bell was approved for release by the state Parole Board in August and is set to leave prison as early as Monday.
Retired wrestler says GOP Gov. Phil Bryant cut welfare funding to nonprofit because of Democratic support
A former pro wrestler alleges he personally witnessed Republican Gov. Phil Bryant instruct an appointee to cut welfare funding to a nonprofit because its director supported Democrat Jim Hood in the 2019 governor’s race.
Tougaloo to receive $420,000 for security and mental health care in wake of HBCU bomb threats
Tougaloo College will get nearly half a million dollars from the federal government to shore-up campus security and mental health care.
Podcast: Kelly Hardwick discusses state employee pay raises
Mississippi State Personnel Board Director Kelly Hardwick talks with Mississippi Today about the state government workforce, how workers are paid and whether a pay raise is in order.
Legislative leaders weigh stripping Supreme Court’s ability to give own raise
Lawmakers mull changing a law that the Mississippi Supreme Court chief justice believes gives him the power to raise judicial salaries.
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