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February 5, 2014

Daily Journal: “Surprisingly large” teacher pay raise moving forward in Mississippi House

OUR OPINION: Substantial teacher raise proposal moves in House Two key Mississippi House committees have sent forward a surprisingly large ($4,250, four-year) proposed teacher pay raise, the first in seven years if it or some version were to win final passage and Gov. Phil Bryant’s signature. Democrats grumbled it is too little and that the…
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February 5, 2014

SALTER: Farm bill’s passage reflects Cochran’s experience

SID SALTER: Farm bill’s passage reflects Cochran’s experience Mississippi’s agriculture and forestry industries are a $7.3 billion business, employing almost one-third of Mississippi workers on 30 million acres. Those farmers and timber growers now have the certainty of a new federal farm bill for the next five years thanks, in great measure, to Mississippi U.S.…