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January 19, 2017

Gov. Bryant supports bill to enhance penalties on gang activity

Gang bill back on the table Officials say in reality, gang crime is on the rise all over Mississippi and all around the rest of the country. A bill before the Mississippi Senate would add enhanced penalties to crimes committed by validated gang members, and Gov. Phil Bryant and others say it’s a major strike…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 19, 2017

PERRY on gender wage discrimination: It already is illegal

BRIAN PERRY/Wage discrimination Paying a woman of equal credentials and results less than a man because of her sex should be illegal. It already is illegal. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits sex discrimination in employment and the Equal Pay Act of 1963 requires a man and a woman doing substantially…