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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…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 26, 2013

Another article about Senate candidates agreeing on policy but disagreeing about tactics

Obamacare strategy divides some GOP Senate rivals like Mississippi’s Thad Cochran and challenger Chris McDaniel Indeed, Alexander, McConnell, Kingston and Cassidy all voted against the Affordable Care Act in 2010 and for symbolic repeal proposals since then. Some in the GOP leadership say the intraparty struggle is only about tactics, not the bottom line. Carr…