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January 12, 2009

Tension brewing at City Hall in Jackson

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/12/9 There is tension at City Hall: plenty of finger pointing, complaints, attacks and hurt feelings. Some of those involved say the heated relationship between the Jackson City Council and Mayor Frank Melton’s administration has reached an all-time low. “I don’t remember ever it being this tension driven as it is now,” Council…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 12, 2009

Congressmen get $4,700 cost-of-living pay increase

The Clarion-Ledger, 1/12/9 Even before they did a minute’s worth of work last week, Mississippi’s lawmakers in Washington got a $4,700 raise. The wage hike that went into effect after the 111th Congress was gaveled in on Tuesday raised the average congressional salary from $169,300 to $174,000. Although it’s pegged to a cost-of-living index, the…