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News  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
July 22, 2019

MDE had over 9,000 teachers unaccounted for – pay raise now to cost nearly $77M

The Mississippi Department of Education has determined that the $1,500 going to all Mississippi teachers this year will cost the state roughly $77 million dollars. This comes after an “accounting error” following the legislative session left numerous teachers out off the roster of those receiving the raise passed by the Legislature. In a statement released…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
July 22, 2019

Auditor Completes Yearly Audit of State Agencies and Federal Money

Department of Human Services and Prison Industries among agencies with significant findings Several Mississippi state agencies failed to meet legal requirements to spend public money and do not have adequate safeguards to prevent fraud according to a report released today by State Auditor Shad White. These findings came from the Auditor’s newly released FY 2018 Single…