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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 2, 2021

Senate puts politics aside to pass teacher pay raise bill, says Education Chairman

This year, both the Mississippi House and Senate authored versions of a teacher pay raise, with fundamentally the same components. Members appropriated $1,000 for teachers and assistant teachers across the board, with $100 more for assistant teachers. The bill would bring base pay for teachers to $37,000, which is just shy of the Southeastern average…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 2, 2021

State NFIB Director says income tax bill as is isn’t best for all small business

NFIB State Director Dawn Starns McVea joined Y’all Politics for a discussion on how the business community is responding to the proposed state income tax phase out bill passed by the Mississippi House in HB 1439. McVea said while the business community was initially excited about the release of the legislation, concerns have risen with…