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February 20, 2014

MS-01: Congressman Nunnelee still without a challenger

Nunnelee still without 1st District opponent U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee will learn in nine days if his third campaign to represent the 1st Congressional District will have any primary or general election opposition. Nunnelee, a 55-year-old second-term Republican from Tupelo, has waited nearly a year to find out who, if anyone, will challenge him during…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
February 20, 2014

House Democrats grandstand on state employee pay raises

Democrats push for pay raise for state employees in Mississippi budget wrangling Democrats say they’ll keep trying to give all Mississippi government employees at least a $1,000 pay raise in the coming year, even after several attempts were blocked Wednesday in the Republican-majority House. Appropriations Committee Chairman Herb Frierson, R-Poplarville, said Democrats were playing “raw…