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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 11, 2020

Senate to Hold Hearings on Immediate COVID-19 Expenses, Including Hospitals, Local Governments, and Distance Learning

Senators will have the opportunity to participate in four hearings related to immediate and future COVID-19 expenses when the 2020 Legislative Session reconvenes in Jackson this week. The Mississippi Senate gavels in at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, to continue their work in appropriating $1.25 billion in federal funds provided through the CARES…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
May 11, 2020

Gunn vindicated by IRS on prohibiting lawmakers serving while ‘double dipping’ PERS

Retired public employees, namely teachers, were said to be “a game changer” in the Mississippi Legislature, at least that is what the left was pushing in their narrative.  It was said to “scare Philip Gunn to death.” Those voices were wrong. Last Thursday, the IRS provided a response to PERS whereby they declined to rule…