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November 20, 2007

Council questions legality of police officer pay hikes

The Clarion-Ledger, 11/20/7 City Council members on Monday questioned whether Mayor Frank Melton followed the law when he allowed interim police chief Gerald Jones to sign off on raises for himself and three others. Jones was acting chief for about 36 hours last week when he signed off on his own raise and on raises…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
November 20, 2007

Bryant faces little depth of experience among Senate GOP

The Clarion-Ledger Editorial, 11/20/7 Mississippi’s new lieutenant governor, Republican Phil Bryant, takes office in January and will spend the next several weeks assembling his “go team.” As Bryant chooses Senate leaders, he’ll work with a slightly smaller number of the GOP faithful, whose average experience is less than half that of Sen. Tommy Gollott alone.…