Some Mississippi State Employees Are Getting Pay Raises Through This Secret Process

Mississippi Clarion Ledger, The Clarion-Ledger
Tue, 10/15/2019 - 3:00am

Lawmakers and budget staff are quietly funneling millions of dollars to raises and new positions, a Clarion Ledger investigation found.

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