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April 18, 2012

Crawford – Workforce development touted by Mississippi leaders but underfunded

Workforce development touted by Mississippi leaders but underfunded Mississippi’s top leaders touted the importance of workforce development last week. It started with Jim Barksdale, interim executive director of the Mississippi Development Authority, continued with Speaker of the House Phillip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, and concluded with Gov. Phil Bryant. The occasion was the…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 18, 2012

Phil Bryant signs bill raising judge and prosecutor pay

Phil Bryant signs bill raising judge and prosecutor pay Gov. Phil Bryant has signed legislation giving Mississippi judges their first pay raise since 2003. Circuit and chancery judges now make $104,000 a year. House Bill 484 was signed Friday and takes effect July 1. It increases pay in four annual steps to $146,000 a year…