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December 26, 2013

Rebekah Staples debunking the myth that Mississippi teachers have not been getting pay increases

Legislative session policies sometimes predictable, sometimes not Education issues have already bubbled up, with some calling for across-the-board teacher pay raises. One article I saw said teachers haven’t gotten raises in seven years, but that’s not true (unless someone isn’t following the law…and then we’ve got another problem). Mississippi law (§37-19-7) requires teaches to get…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 23, 2013

LNL- MSSC cautiously resolving lung injury claims – objections to jurisdiction, bias & fault ignored

Mississippi Supreme Court cautiously resolving lung injury claims; objections to jurisdiction, bias and fault ignored Without confronting massive matters of jurisdiction, bias and fault, the Mississippi Supreme Court is resolving lung injury claims one by one. Last year the Court overturned judgments of $15.2 million and $2.6 million, on grounds that let them reject and…