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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 27, 2021

Hyde-Smith concerned border crisis costs could affect Coast Guard, other Homeland Security missions

Senate Appropriators Raise Warning Flags on Flat FY22 Homeland Security Dept. Budget U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today raised concerns that funding shifts within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) could affect the ability of the U.S. Coast Guard and others agencies to complete their missions. Hyde-Smith serves on the Senate Homeland Security Appropriations…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
May 27, 2021

PEER recommends changes to employer contribution rate in PERS

Ratio of active members in PERS to retired members decreased by 33% over 10 years. The Mississippi Legislative PEER Committee releasing its report titled 2020 Update on Financial Soundness of the Public Employees’ Retirement System on Thursday. According to the report, “Financial soundness” should be defined not as a point-in-time comparison of assets and liabilities…