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Representative
Mayo plans tax increase
bill
Amid many budget
discussions with many
Mississippi elected
leaders pledging to
oppose any tax increase,
one legislator says
he will propose an across-the-board
tax increase next week.
Wayne Sorge reports.
(1:33)
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Representative
Mayo says tax increases
are needed in Mississippi
With many Mississippi
elected officials pledging
to oppose any increase
in taxes, one state
representative is planning
to introduce legislation
for what he calls an
across-the-board tax
increase. Wayne Sorge
has the story. (1:24)
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Pay hike for
county officials approved
by house
A Bill approved
by the Mississippi House
would give county elected
officials their first
raises in eight years.
The measure increasing
salaries and fees passed
91 to 21, but still
has to be approved by
the senate.
Raises for most county
officials, including
sheriff's and tax assessors
and collectors could
be automatic under the
House bill, but county
supervisors would have
to vote to accept their
own raises. The sheriff's
raises would be twenty
percent.
During the discussion,
House chairman for fees
and salaries David Green
of Gloster made it clear
that legislators were
not getting a pay raise
in the legislation.
(0:46)
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USM Turmoil
Gets Attention of State
College Board
The turmoil
surrounding the University
of Southern Mississippi
and the suspension of
two tenured professors
has gotten the attention
of the state college
board. Board member
Ricki Garrett says she
is concerned about the
faculty's vote of no
confidence in the leadership
of President Shelby
Thames. (0:13)
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Thames has taken steps
to have the professors
dismissed. But College
Board members ultimately
decide who gets fired.
Board member Roy Klumb...
(0:20)
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USM Turmoil
Gains College Board's
Attention
The turmoil
surrounding the University
of Southern Mississippi
and the suspension of
two tenured professors
has affected more than
just the president and
faculty. MPB's Scott
Phillips has this report.
(1:37)
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Commentaries
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Modak Truran on "Men
Are From Mars, Women
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