by Associated Press Published: April 11,2012
Tags: community development, compensation, economic development, executive, governor, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, private sector, public sector, salary, state agency, state government
JACKSON — Private donors could again boost the salary of Mississippi’s state economic development director, under a plan that House members sent to Gov. Phil Bryant today. The House agreed to changes that the Senate made in House Bill 1349, allowing donations to increase pay to the chief of the Mississippi Development Authority. Right now, [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2012
Tags: bills, community development, compensation, economic development, executive director, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, pay, private sector, public sector, salary, state agency, state government
JACKSON — The Senate has passed a bill to allow the director of the Mississippi Development Authority to be paid with money raised from private entities. The bill does not cap the MDA director’s salary. If the salary exceeds 150 percent of the governor’s salary, only the portion below that amount would be paid with [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: April 5,2012
Tags: bills, compensation, courts, judges, judicial, judiciary, lawmakers, laws, legislation, legislative, legislators, Legislature, pay, salaries
JACKSON — The Mississippi Senate yesterday gave final approval to a bill that would increase the salaries of judges and prosecutors. The measure would increase the salaries incrementally over four years. Money for the judges’ raises would come from increasing filing fees in civil and appellate courts. Raises for district attorneys and assistant district attorneys [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 26,2012
Tags: compensation, electricity, energy, managers, pay, power, power distribution, power generation, salary, utilities
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Top managers at the Tennessee Valley Authority now make more than members of Congress, who are paid $174,000 annually. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports TVA is paying out nearly $30 million a year more for 155 of its top leaders since Congress removed salary limits at the federal utility in 2004. [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: bench, compensation, courts, disaster, disaster recovery, ecosystem, energy, environment, explosion, gas, hospitality, judge, judicial, judiciary, natural gas, offshore drilling, Oil, oil rig, oil spill, petoleum, restaurants, seafood, tourism, tourists, visitors, wildlife
MISSISSIPPI GULF COAST — The Senate has approved using the bulk of water pollution fines stemming from the 2010 Gulf oil spill to pay for restoration in five Gulf states. The BP oil company could be fined $5.4 billion to $21.1 billion under the Clean Water Act, depending on whether it’s found grossly negligent. The [...] [...]
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 [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 8,2012
Tags: bench, bill, compensation, courts, judges, judicial branch, judiciary, law, lawmakers, legislation, legislative, Legislature, pay, raise, salaries, state government
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 [...] [...]
The administrator of the $20-billion compensation fund for Gulf oil spill victims and BP are discussing how much he will be paid for his services in the months ahead. A spokeswoman for Ken Feinberg confirmed yesterday the talks are happening. But she declined to say whether the Washington attorney is seeking a raise from the [...] [...]
WAVELAND — The Waveland Board of Aldermen has postponed raises for themselves and the city’s newly-elected mayor. The Sun Herald reports the four-member board voted unanimously in a special-called meeting yesterday to defer their raises until they can be discussed more fully during budget negotiations, which Mayor David Garcia said would start as soon as [...] [...]
WAVELAND — The City of Waveland has laid off 11 workers and reduced four full-time positions to part-time. The Board of Aldermen voted 3-1 early yesterday morning after a 3½-hour executive session that began Tuesday night. Mayor David Garcia says the move was made because of shortfalls in the budget. The layoffs include seven public [...] [...]
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