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April 15, 2008

Legislators Debate Internal Pay Raises

WLBT, 4/14/8 Pay raises for county and state elected officials could hinge on whether lawmakers will concede to raising their own pay. Lieutenant Governor Phil Bryant stands to receive a big bump in pay if the bill goes through. But he’s fighting to get his name as well as the rest of the state legislature…
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April 15, 2008

State budget approved; Coast schools may take hit

The Sun Herald, 4/15/8 Legislators approved the bulk of the 2009 budget Monday, including a bill that reduces some South Mississippi school districts’ state funding by millions, and lawmakers didn’t decide what to do about Medicaid until late Monday night. Legislators had reached a verbal agreement on the $5 billion budget last week, and Monday…