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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 16, 2021

Lawmakers find teacher pay isn’t the only issue in the shortage nationwide

Teacher pay may not be the only deterrent for individuals leaving the profession or choosing not to enter it.  The Senate Education Committee held a hearing on Wednesday to hear from experts across the board on the reality of a teacher pay raise in Mississippi. The committee heard from the Mississippi Department of Education, Department…
Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
September 15, 2021

Sen. Hyde-Smith warns Dems’ $3.5 trillion plan could harm Miss. dairies and farms

Hyde Smith: Dems’ plan is a “reckless tax and spend agenda” U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith warned today that the agricultural portion of the Democrats’ evolving $3.5 trillion tax and spend package will worsen issues and threaten the future viability of the nation’s family dairies. Hyde-Smith is ranking member of a subcommittee of the Senate Agriculture Committee…