Mississippi Business Journal » stipends http://msbusiness.com Mississippi Business Journal Fri, 17 May 2013 22:01:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Auditors investigating Davis’ stipend; wants another review of credit card use http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/29/auditors-investigating-davis-stipend-wants-another-review-of-credit-card-use/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=auditors-investigating-davis-stipend-wants-another-review-of-credit-card-use http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/29/auditors-investigating-davis-stipend-wants-another-review-of-credit-card-use/#comments Wed, 29 Feb 2012 15:05:28 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=53179 SOUTHAVEN — The Mississippi Auditor’s Office is investigating the $35,000 utility fund stipend that Southaven Mayor Greg Davis until recently received as part of his salary. The Commercial Appeal reports auditors also plan to ask city officials for a second review of charges by Davis on his city-issued credit card. Davis started receiving the $35,000 [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/29/auditors-investigating-davis-stipend-wants-another-review-of-credit-card-use/feed/ 0 Aldermen question stipends received by Davis; petition Hood http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/aldermen-question-stipends-received-by-davis-petition-hood-2/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=aldermen-question-stipends-received-by-davis-petition-hood-2 http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/aldermen-question-stipends-received-by-davis-petition-hood-2/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:25:36 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=52829 SOUTHAVEN — The Southaven Board of Alderman has asked the attorney general’s office whether two stipends received by Mayor Greg Davis are legal. The Commercial Appeal reports a $5,000 educational stipend and a $2,700 longevity stipend are added to the mayor’s $145,000 annual salary. A seven-month investigation by the state auditor’s office revealed that Davis [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/22/aldermen-question-stipends-received-by-davis-petition-hood-2/feed/ 0 City launches first-ever summer internship program http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/16/city-launches-first-ever-summer-internship-program/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=city-launches-first-ever-summer-internship-program http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/16/city-launches-first-ever-summer-internship-program/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2012 18:42:59 +0000 MBJ Staff http://msbusiness.com/?p=52481 GREENVILLE — The city of Greenville has launched its first internship program, set to begin this summer. The Go Greenville Summer Internship Program will offer college juniors, who graduated from a high school in Greenville, to intern with a Greenville business for 10 weeks this summer. Mayor Chuck Jordan said, “Not only will college students [...]

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]]> http://msbusiness.com/blog/2012/02/16/city-launches-first-ever-summer-internship-program/feed/ 0 Budget woes threaten teacher stipends http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/01/budget-woes-threaten-teacher-stipends/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=budget-woes-threaten-teacher-stipends http://msbusiness.com/blog/2010/03/01/budget-woes-threaten-teacher-stipends/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:07:12 +0000 Associated Press http://msbusiness.com/?p=19988 JACKSON — Mississippi’s budget situation could result in some top teachers losing pay supplements. More than 200 Rankin County teachers and about 40 in Hinds County could lose their $6,000 annual National Board Certification stipend in the 2011 budget. The supplement is based on state funding, but Mississippi’s revenue collections are millions of dollars below [...]

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