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January 13, 2015

Sledge, Coahoma aldermen arrested for fraud after found to be convicted felons

Two Mississippi Alderman Arrested for Fraud Two Mississippi Aldermen have been arrested for filing fraudulent statements, according to Attorney General Jim Hood. Authorities say 48-year-old Jeffrey Riley an Alderman for the city of Sledge, and 41-year-old Ontario Braxton, an Alderman for the city of Coahoma, were both arrested Thursday in separate and unrelated cases…. …Riley…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 13, 2015

State Sen. Hob Bryan: Democrats want $1,000 state employee pay raise

Mississippi Democrats pushing for across-the-board raise for state employees JACKSON, Mississippi — The Democratic leader in the Mississippi Senate said Monday that he hopes majority Republicans will adopt some of his party’s budget ideas. Sen. Hob Bryan of Amory said Democrats want to give a $1,000 across-the-board pay raise to state employees, which would cost…