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January 31, 2014

Senate state superintendent confirmation may draw Common Core debate from Conservative Coalition

Wright vote may be Common Core debate Consideration of the nomination of Carey Wright as state superintendent of education could present the Senate Conservative Coalition an opportunity to debate the Common Core academic standards on the Senate floor. The 10-member coalition has made blocking Common Core in Mississippi one of its priorities during the 2014…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 31, 2014

President’s minimum wage executive order could impact Mississippi businesses

Minimum wage hike could impact Mississippians Some of Mississippi’s 350 businesses with $161 million in current federal contracts will be affected by President Barack Obama’s plans to increase minimum pay per hour by 39 percent for employees paid with federal money. But just how many state businesses currently contracting with the federal government and how…