In less than 45 minutes Wednesday afternoon, the House approved legislation that would provide the largest tax cut in the state’s history and one of Mississippi’s largest teacher pay raises.
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today January 12, 2022 Both bills now go to the Senate, where members are working on their own tax cut and teacher pay raise bills. While the House passed both bills in only the second week of the 2022 session, it is likely that the final outcome for both proposals will not be known until much later in the 90-day session. Still, House Speaker Philip Gunn said his chamber's members sent a strong message on Wednesday.
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