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Mississippi Edition - 3/31/2022 - Equal Pay | Pollen

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Rep. Angela Cockerham, I-Magnolia, introduced House Bill 770, the Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.
AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

Mississippi yesterday became the 50th and last U.S. state to pass an equal pay bill. House Bill 770-- named the Equal Pay For Equal Work Act-- is now headed to the desk of Governor Reeves.

But the bill contains exceptions that frustrate some gender equality activists.