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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
April 24, 2019

Lack of data controls at MDE result in $12+ million error threatening teacher pay raises

Lack of data control between Mississippi’s 140+ school districts and the Mississippi Department of Education to effectively document the number of teachers eligible for a pay increase could potentially cost taxpayers an additional $12-$14 million to fully fund the special $1,500 teacher pay raise that was signed into law just weeks ago. Starting in July,…
News  |  Courtney Ingle  • 
April 24, 2019

VT Halter Marine to Build New Coast Guard Icebreaker in Pascagoula

Tuesday, the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Navy, through an Integrated Program Office (IPO), awarded VT Halter Marine Inc., Pascagoula, Mississippi, a fixed price incentive (firm) contract for the Detail Design and Construction (DD&C) of the Coast Guard’s lead Polar Security Cutter (PSC). The initial award is valued at $745.9 million and supports non-recurring engineering…