Mississippi Business Journal » raise http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Mon, 20 May 2013 18:59:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Mayor vetoes pay hike for himself, aldermen http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/mayor-vetoes-pay-hike-for-himself-aldermen/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-vetoes-pay-hike-for-himself-aldermen http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/mayor-vetoes-pay-hike-for-himself-aldermen/#comments Thu, 24 Jan 2013 13:28:48 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=68590 STARKVILLE — Mayor Parker Wiseman has vetoed a salary increase for members of the board of aldermen and the mayor. The Starkville Daily News reports the city board had approved the raises Jan. 2 on a 6-1 vote. Wiseman vetoed it Tuesday. The proposal would increase the aldermen’s annual pay from $12,000 to $15,000 and [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2013/01/24/mayor-vetoes-pay-hike-for-himself-aldermen/feed/ 0 Board cannot decide whether to continue raising state port http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/30/board-cannot-decide-whether-to-continue-raising-state-port/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=board-cannot-decide-whether-to-continue-raising-state-port http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/30/board-cannot-decide-whether-to-continue-raising-state-port/#comments Tue, 30 Oct 2012 12:30:03 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=64602 GULFPORT — The state port’s five-member board has set a third special meeting because members were unable to decide in two previous sessions whether the port should continue elevation of the West Pier from 10 feet to 25 feet above sea level. Commissioner Jim Simpson told The Sun Herald port consultants indicated tenants will evacuate [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/10/30/board-cannot-decide-whether-to-continue-raising-state-port/feed/ 1 Mayor Davis has perks cut, but gets raise http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/07/mayor-davis-has-perks-cut-but-gets-raise/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mayor-davis-has-perks-cut-but-gets-raise http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/07/mayor-davis-has-perks-cut-but-gets-raise/#comments Fri, 07 Sep 2012 12:21:35 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=62296 Southaven Mayor Greg Davis is losing $40,000 in annual perks in the city’s new budget. But he is getting a $5,000 a year raise. The Commercial Appeal reports in approving a new budget this week, aldermen bumped Davis’ base pay from its current $145,000 annually to $150,000. However, the board removed a $35,000 annual stipend [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/09/07/mayor-davis-has-perks-cut-but-gets-raise/feed/ 0 State House passes judicial pay raise legislation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/08/state-house-passes-judicial-pay-raise-legislation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=state-house-passes-judicial-pay-raise-legislation http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/03/08/state-house-passes-judicial-pay-raise-legislation/#comments Thu, 08 Mar 2012 16:09:04 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53685 JACKSON — Judges and prosecutors would get pay raises over four years, under a plan the Mississippi House passed yesterday. Mississippi’s circuit and chancery judges currently make $104,000 a year. The bill would increase their pay in four annual steps to $136,000 a year by 2016. Pay would also increase for district attorneys, appellate judges [...]

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