New Business and Construction Building inside the city of Magee.

Construction, facelifts, and building are underway in the city of Magee.

Love’s Truck Stop is progressing rapidly. Projected completion date will be later in the year.

The Magee Elementary School is ahead of schedule and should be ready for students August 2017.

A new RV Park has opened on Baldwin road Sunny South RV Park. Presently there are 8 full hook ups and they are expanding soon.The RV Park  will be great during summer ball season and tournament play at the sports complex.

The Sports complex is taking on a new look. Artificial turf is being installed on the playing fields along with the installation of a splash pad. Turf should be ready for city league play by the end of March. Splash pad should be in operation hopefully by June.

The water bottling company on Siloam Road has changed ownership as of February 13, 2017. The new name is Real Pure Bottling, Inc. A bottling company from Silver Springs, FL purchased the plant. Expansions of lines are expected and additional jobs by the end of the year.

Jonathon Cole is opening a tractor Supply Store on Hwy 49 North of Magee servicing the Simpson County and surrounding area. The store will feature tractors, ATV’s, Ag equipment, full service repairs, accessories and parts.

Lee’s doughnut has also built a new building beside their current location.

Jose Restaurant has secured a new piece of property to relocate their business. Openingwill be a few months for the renovations to be complete, but the new property will house a larger number of customers at one time and private banquet area.

‘Lost Bodies and Stolen History: Slavery and Memory in Mississippi’ lecture
Feb. 23 begins University Libraries’ Mississippi Bicentennial Events Series

This year marks Mississippi’s bicentennial, and University Libraries’ Special Collections at The University of Southern Mississippi is hosting a series of events highlighting Mississippi’s 200-year history. The series kicks off with “Lost Bodies and Stolen History: Slavery and Memory in Mississippi,” a lecture by Southern Miss History Professor Dr. Max Grivno, set for Thursday, Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. in the Cook Library Art Gallery. Admission is free.

In his lecture, Dr. Grivno will use the defacing of markers commemorating the murder of Emmett Till as a starting point for a discussion of how the state has attempted to obscure the histories of the black Mississippians whose bodies were broken, and whose histories were erased, over the course of the 19th and 20th centuries. He will also explore how those histories were expunged and sanitized in various settings, ranging from textbooks, to official state histories, and museums.

Other events in the spring will include an exhibit highlighting Parchman, Mississippi’s state penitentiary, a lecture by biographer, Carolyn Brown; a lecture on Mississippi’s first newspaper; and a panel discussion on Parchman. A series of events will follow in the summer and fall semesters, focusing on a multifaceted view of Mississippi’s first 200 years.

After Dr. Grivno’s lecture, the spring series includes the following events:
March 1 – 31: “Parchman: An Exhibit” Cook Library lobby, USM Hattiesburg campus

March 24, 5:30 p.m. – Presentation: “The Artist’s Sketch: A Biography of Painter Kate Freeman Clark,” Oddfellows Gallery, 119 East Front St., downtown Hattiesburg Guest speaker: Carolyn Brown

March 30, 6 p.m.: Panel discussion: “Justice in the Mississippi State Penitentiary:
Past reflections, present challenges and future directions” International Center, Room 410, Hattiesburg campus

March 31, 10 a.m.: Big House Books Volunteer Event Cook Library Art Gallery, Hattiesburg campus

March 31 – April 1: Special Collections at Mississippi Coast Bicentennial Celebration
Centennial Plaza, Gulfport

April 20, 6 p.m.: The First Newspapers in Mississippi, presented by Dr. David R. Davies
Cook Library Art Gallery, Hattiesburg campus

This series aims to present a multifaceted view of Mississippi’s first 200 years. To achieve its goals of bringing history to life, Special Collections has partnered with numerous individuals and entities, including at the University and in the Hattiesburg community. Those partners include Big House Books; Camp Shelby’s Armed Forces Museum; the Hattiesburg Public Library; Lauren Rogers Museum in Laurel; the Mississippi Department of Archives and History; Oddfellows Gallery; and the USM departments of History; Political Science, International Development and International Affairs and School of Criminal Justice.

For more information, contact Lorrain Stuart at 601.266.4117 or email Lorraine.Stuart@usm.edu; Jennifer Brannock at 601.266.4347 or email Jennifer.Brannock@usm.edu; or visit http://lib.usm.edu/about_us/news/msbicentennial.html.

SPIRITUAL CHECK-UP

How often do you go to the doctor for a checkup?  In today’s devotion we will go to our great physician Jesus Christ for our spiritual checkup.  Our reading today comes from Proverbs 4:20-27.

Verse 20:  This verse concerns our ears.  God tells us to open our ears and listen to what God says.

Verse 21:  This verse concerns our eyes.  We must keep our eyes on the Cross of Calvary and of the word.

Verse 22:  This verse talks about our health and our life.  God will supply our need whatever it may be.  God does not want us to ask for something and walk away empty handed.

Verse 23:  This verse concerns our heart.  This organ of our body is the main flow.  Our heart must be clean.  Our love for God comes from our heart first.  Remember where our heart is there our treasures are also.

Verse 24:  This verse concerns our tongue.  Our tongue can and will hurt more people than any weapon could ever do.  We must watch what we say or do.

Verse 25:  This verse tells us to have a backbone and walk straight with our eyes on Jesus for we will never fall.

Verse 26:  This verse concerns our feet.  With the cross on our shoulders our feet want go astray.  We must lead people to the cross of Jesus.

Verse 27:  We can and will have a wonderful checkup.  We must experience the new birth.  This is when we repent, be filled with the Holy Ghost and speak in tongues as the spirit gives the utterance, take up our cross, follow Jesus, and then serve Him 100%.

If your checkup is lacking something get it right.  Get that attitude adjustment today.  Tell your storm how great your God is.

Rev. Richard Kight

Magee, MS

Linda McMahon Confirmed
By Senate as SBA Administrator

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate confirmed on Tuesday President Donald Trump’s nomination of Linda E. McMahon as the 25th Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration.

“Small businesses are the engine of our national economy,” McMahon said upon her confirmation. “I will work to revitalize a spirit of entrepreneurship in America. Small businesses want to feel they can take a risk on an expansion or a new hire without fearing onerous new regulations or unexpected taxes, fees and fines that will make such growth unaffordable. We want to renew optimism in our economy.”

“I want to thank President Trump for this opportunity to join his Administration and to advocate for our nation’s small business owners and entrepreneurs,” McMahon said. “I would also like to express my appreciation to Joe Loddo for his leadership as Acting Administrator during this transition, along with everyone at the SBA for the hard work they are doing to support America’s small businesses.”

In testimony on January 24 before the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship, McMahon discussed her hands-on experience managing and helping to grow small businesses.

“As an entrepreneur myself, I have shared the experiences of our nation’s small business owners. My husband and I built our business from scratch. We started out sharing a desk. Over decades of hard work and strategic growth, we built it into a publicly traded global enterprise with more than 800 employees. I am proud of our success – I know every bit of the hard work it took to create that success.”

“I believe in leadership by example. As a CEO, I never expect employees to do anything I am not willing to do myself. I believe in setting expectations and holding people accountable, but trusting them to do the job for which they were hired. I look forward to working with the SBA staff. I am eager to learn from their experience and expertise. I will listen, and their ideas, concerns and recommendations will be taken seriously.”

As Administrator of the SBA, McMahon will direct a federal agency with more than 2,000 full-time employees, with a leading role in helping small business owners and entrepreneurs secure financing, technical assistance and training, and federal contracts. SBA also plays a leading role in disaster recovery by making low interest loans.

McMahon is the co-founder and chief executive officer of Women’s Leadership LIVE, as well as the co-founder and former CEO of WWE. She was the Republican nominee to represent Connecticut in the U.S. Senate in 2010 and 2012. McMahon is an advocate for small business and continues to promote entrepreneurship, particularly among women.

McMahon is a graduate of East Carolina University. She and her husband, Vince, have two adult children and six grandchildren.

Link to McMahon’s Statement to the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship:
http://www.sbc.senate.gov/public/?a=Files.Serve&File_id=B60A5A7D-A28A-497A-A834-456E7108AE01

MISS. SENATORS VOTE TO OVERTURN OBAMA-ERA RULE INFRINGING ON SECOND AMENDMENT

Cochran, Wicker Cosponsored Senate Resolution of Disapproval Now Heading to President Trump

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) today voted for legislation to overturn a federal rule that infringes on the Second Amendment rights of Social Security recipients.

The Senate on Wednesday voted 57-43 to approve H.J.Res.40, a joint resolution of disapproval aimed at former President Obama’s executive action requiring the Social Security Administration (SSA) place beneficiaries on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System “mental defective” list. The measure now goes to President Trump, who has indicated his support of overturning the rule.

“This misguided rule amounts to an attempt to force more federal gun control on law-abiding citizens. The rule should be overturned to stop it from infringing on their Second Amendment and due process rights,” Cochran said.

“I voted to overturn this rule because it goes far beyond any arguably reasonable regulations on gun ownership,” Wicker said. “In effect, it allows a federal agency to deny an individual’s right to due process and potentially his or her Second Amendment rights. I believe we can keep firearms out of the hands of criminals, terrorists, and those deemed to be a harm to themselves or others and, at the same time, protect Americans’ constitutional rights.”

Both Cochran and Wicker cosponsored S.J.Res.14, the Senate companion to H.J.Res.40.

The House and Senate are using the Congressional Review Act to upend previously-promulgated Obama administration regulations. This SSA rule would affect benefit recipients who require assistance in managing their own affairs and have certain disorders by classifying them as “mental defective.” The rule does not include any hearing or due process protections for those affected to appeal the rule.

The joint resolutions are supported by a variety of organizations, including the National Rifle Association, American Association of People with Disabilities, Arc of the United States, National Council on Disability, American Civil Liberties Union, and others.

What can I say…but Dot!  When I tried to title this article…all that came to my mind was “Dot.”  Dot and I have been friends since we were six years old.  We went all the way through high school and college together and have remained friends all these years.

I always accuse Dot of having some obsession…it may be tanning, it may be traveling, it may be the Rebels…it is always her grandson, Connor.  Dot’s latest passion is working out.  Since November 11, 2016 following a trip to New York, Dot realized she had to make some changes cause she “couldn’t keep up in the Big Apple!”  …and when Dot makes a change…be ready!

I am so proud of her!  She has lost weight and is super toned and physically fit.  Of course, she thinks I should do the same but whose got 2 hours a day to spend at the gym?

On one of her gym trips, she met a group of guys training for the NFL try-outs.  Dot was on the treadmill and one of the guys told her he thought he knew her…well, yes!  Kalen Jackson re-introduced himself…and from there she came back to me with the story of these guys and what they were doing.

So, of course, Dot and I decide we need to do a story…make videos…tell about what others are doing.

We met the team at Pearl High School football field.  We talked…we filmed…and of course we laughed.

Dot works out at Focus Fitness in Brandon.

When we made the “main” picture…she told me she was “the lightest thing those guys had picked up all day!”

Here’s to Dot…my friend who will never grow up or grown old…and I sure am glad!

(I am working on getting the guy’s names!!!)

Do you have dark spots or spider veins on your face?  If so, I’ve got a suggestion for you!

While in Jackson Tuesday at Blackledge Face Center, I asked Jamie (one of the aestheticians)

what do you do for dark spots and spider veins on your face?  Well, Jamie isn’t one to mess around so she whisks me into Rebecca Snoody’s laser office!  Away we go….before I know it, I’m on the table at Blackledge’s with “safety” glasses on having my face zapped.

Jamie is as crazy as me when it comes to live streaming…she is all about video!

Now, I had no intentions of being videoed but Jamie “took charge.”  The video will give you an idea what to expect.

After the face zapping, Jamie and Rebecca decide we are going to discuss hair removal!

The video shows it all!!! Underarm…legs…

Enjoy!

For laser treatment at Blackledge Face Center, contact Rebecca Snoddy at 601-941-5660 or 601-981-3033.

Tuesday, February 14^th, I sent the majority of the morning at Pearl High School’s Pirate field observing about 15 young, but “big,” guys training for try-outs for the NFL. These young men are college graduates who have their eyes on a pro football career.   How I ended up “meeting” with these guys is really crazy!

Dot Nichols joined  Focus Fit gym in Brandon.  She has turned into an exercise nut …but I am proud of her …she looks awesome and is healthy…anyway, Dot was on the treadmill one day and of course noticed the group of guys working out!  The guy on the treadmill spoke to her and told her who he was and that he “kind of knew her.”  Turns out the guy was Kalean Jackson from Magee.  Kalean was a standout player at Magee, Co-Lin, and South Alabama.  When Dot told me the entire story…I told her…”I need to do a story on Kalean and the guys.”  The rest is history!

R. J. Barnett is the man! These young men come from all over the USA to train under Barnett. R. J. told me, “I am not a trainer…trainers train animals…I am a mentor for life.” Right now, these guys are “unemployable adults,” stated Barnett. “I take them and help them to be the best they can be.” R. J. believes in helping the guys make weaknesses their strengths.

R. J has a plan. He works with these guys in all areas of their preparation for the pro try out date. Setting goals with a purpose is high on R. J.’s list. Not every goal will be met…but set goals one can reach…then reset your goals…explained R. J.

R. J. is just not about sports. I was so impressed with this love for the Lord as well as his desire to see young men and women develop into productive members of society. “Just learning to be on time for practice, will instill the importance of being on time for a job,” explained Barnett.

The video is well worth the “listen” especially if you have a son or daughter striving to excel in any type sport.

“Without failures…one can not grow…” J. R. may be reached at 601-940-7338 or contact him at Focus Fit in Brandon. fasttwitchsp@gamil.com

Whitney Barnes Baker, is pleased to announce her intent to run in the 2017 city election for the position of Ward 1 Alderman. Baker, is a lifetime resident of Magee and, has served in many areas in the community, including the Magee Chamber of Commerce both as a board member and President, the Simpson County Development Foundation, the Republican Executive Committee of Simpson County, the Simpson County Arts Alliance, and Leadership Simpson County. She wants to thank the individuals inside and outside of Ward 1 that encouraged her to seek this position.

“Magee is my home, and I have a great desire to see my city thrive in ways that I know it can,” says Baker. “It is extremely important for the future of Magee that we continue to grow and change in a progressive way, that allows us to remain competitive with other cities around us while still maintaining our ‘small town’ charm. Attracting new residents and businesses into our city is key to our continuing development and success.”

Baker is currently employed as the Marketing and Advertising Officer for PriorityOne Bank, based in Magee, MS where she has worked for the past 11 years. During her career, she has gained an extensive knowledge of the markets in the 11 communities PriorityOne is based in, offering her a unique perspective into the strategies and successes of both large and small cities throughout the state.

Baker is a graduate of Magee high school and holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree with an emphasis in Graphic Design from the University of Mississippi. She is the daughter of Melissa and Robbie Barnes both of Magee, she is married to Brad Baker, formerly of Brandon, MS. The couple has a 1 year old daughter, Laura James and is expecting a son in March of 2017.

The Board of Alderman Election primary will be held on May 2, 2017, the General Election will be held on June 6, 2017.

Kalen Jackson, former Magee Trojan, has a plan…he has goals…and one is to make it to the pros! Sure, we “hear” that from young guys early on in life. Few have the drive, the natural talent but most of all the perseverance to “fight” for that goal.

Through Dot Nichols, I learned of Kalen’s journey. I had followed Kalen’s career for the last several years and knew he was an outstanding athlete…and a fine young man. He is respectful and focused.

I observed Kalen’s workout on Pearl High School’s football field Tuesday. Kalen gives his all. The coaches don’t have to push him…he pushes himself. I met his agent…yes, he has an agent…you’ve almost got to have an agent to go forward. 4 hours/5 days a week is required in just work out…gym, swimming pool, football field. Kalen is continuing to rehab his ankle injury. The injury is much better but he has been advised to not “push it.”

I can’t imagine Kalen “not pushing it”…..because what I saw looked like a lot of pushing…

With pride and interest, I will follow Kalen’s career. His “pro date” is April 4th. I’ll keep you posted!

Kalen is the son of Marion King Jackson and Keith Jackson.

The video contains an interview with Kalen.

Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God… 2Corinthians 1:3-4

Sharon Womack

More than 30 million Americans suffer from dyslexia.

Impacting 15 percent of people, dyslexia is a specific learning disability that’s neurobiological in origin. It’s characterized by difficulties with accurate or fluent word recognition, poor spelling as well as reading and writing problems.

After a recent Mississippi College conference, 120 educators returned home with the latest information to share with colleagues in school districts across the state.

“I like to come and stay updated to hear about the legislation we will be getting,” said Pam Hall, a dyslexia therapist with the North Tippah School District.

Receiving her master’s in dyslexia therapy from MC in 2010 gave Pam a solid academic understanding. But Hall makes it a point to return to her alma mater for conferences almost every year to keep up with the newest research methods.

Attending the 2017 Mississippi ALTA Regional Dyslexia Conference was important for reasons outside her job in Walnut near the Tennessee line. Pam Hall is a mom with two dyslexic children, a 24-year-old daughter and a 13-year-old son.

ALTA stands for the Academic Language Therapy Association, a non-profit national group of professionals. With over 1,600 members today in 39 states, the organization got started in 1986.

The February 9 conference on the Clinton campus attracted a parade of speakers, including state Rep. Larry Byrd, Mary Lou Johnson of the Mississippi Choctaw Trial Schools, and Mississippi College Dyslexia Center Director Jan Hankins.

Many of the speakers sharing their insights brought strong connections to the Baptist-affiliated university. They include Kristen Frierson, a dyslexia therapist with the Mississippi Dyslexia Center in Hattiesburg. She earned her master’s in dyslexia therapy from MC in 2012.

Another presenter, Courtney Sorey works as a dyslexia therapist with the Choctaw Trial Schools at Red Water Elementary in Carthage. She received her master’s in dyslexia therapy from MC in 2016.

Shirley Tipton of the MC School of Education welcomed the guests at the B.C. Rogers Student Center. She was pleased with the turnout of teachers, administrators and parents. People in attendance were primarily from Mississippi. Some educators traveled from states like Louisiana, Alabama and Ohio.

Topics ranged from reading comprehension to dyslexia therapy for older students. Participants talked about the struggles people have trying to cope with dyslexia no matter what the age or income level.

Mississippi College will host its next major dyslexia conference in October 2017.

Photo: A longtime nurse, Judy Robinson makes a point at a Feb. 9 dyslexia conference at Mississippi College. To her right on the podium is Courtney Sorey, an MC graduate and dyslexia therapist with the Choctaw Trial Schools.

Happy Birthday to my bonco playing friend, Nona Lee!  Hope you have a wonderful

birthday filled with fun, food and laughter.

Thank you for making Magee a better place.

Love you

Sue and MageeNews.com

Rep. Noah Sanford

The House met its most recent deadline—the date at which all bills must have passed on the House floor—on midnight, Thursday, February 9. More than sixty bills that had previously passed out of House committees, however, were not taken to a vote and met their deaths. One of these was the EdBuild proposal to revamp the funding formula for public education.

A few bills of importance that passed out of the House and will now head to the Senate are detailed below.

The Rivers McGraw Act will require that—in instances that someone under the age of 21 is arrested on DUI or drug charges—their parent or guardian be notified before the child is allowed to bond out.  The Act is named after Rivers McGraw, a boy from the Jackson area who committed suicide after bonding out of jail; he was in college at the time, and his parents were unaware he had a drug problem.

The Capitol Complex District passed by a wide margin.  This would create a large area in downtown Jackson where the state would provide funds to the city of Jackson for infrastructure and security.  This would include the areas around the Capitol grounds and nearby statewide buildings, UMC and the healthcare complex, and Jackson State University.  The city is supportive of the bill; city officials argue that being the seat of state government has had a big downside—the city cannot collect property taxes on any government buildings (and there are a lot of them in downtown Jackson).

Internet sales tax also passed by a decent margin.  It would require online businesses that sell more than $250,000 worth of product in Mississippi to collect the 7% sales tax and remit it to Mississippi; proceeds from this will go to infrastructure improvements on the state, county, and city levels.  This issue has been the source of a lot of consternation around the Capitol.  Opponents argue that taxing internet sales would grow the size of government and that such a tax is unconstitutional, given a 1992 U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Supporters argue that the Supreme Court has to revisit the issue anyway (since 1992 was before internet sales existed at all) and that taxing sales of local businesses at 7% and not taxing similar sales of online business creates a disincentive for people to shop locally.  There is some truth to all of these arguments.

I appreciate your giving me the opportunity to serve. If I can be of assistance, please contact me at nsanford@house.ms.gov or at 601-765-4122.

Rep. Noah Sanford represents parts of Covington, Simpson, and Jefferson Davis Counties in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Veggie Noodle Co. of Austin, Texas is voluntarily recalling its Butternut Spirals because of possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes.
The freshcut vegetable company distributed the spiral cut butternut squash to Whole Foods Markets and other retailers in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio and Wisconsin.
“The potential contamination of the Butternut Spirals was found as a result of routine product testing, according to the recall notice posted Wednesday on the Food and Drug Administration’s website. “There are no reported illnesses associated with this recall to date.”
However, it can take up to 70 days after exposure for symptoms of Listeria infection to develop. Anyone who has consumed any of the recalled product should monitor themselves for symptoms. If they become sick, they should seek medical attention and tell their doctors about the possible exposure to the bacteria.
Symptoms can include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea. Otherwise healthy people can recover with little impact, but children, the elderly, pregnant women and people with compromised immune systems can develop serious infections that sometimes result in death.
“Consumers who have purchased the recalled Veggie Noodle Co. Butternut Spirals are urged not to consume it, and either discard the product or return it to the store where it was purchased for a full refund.”
To determine whether they have the recalled product in their homes, consumers should look for the following codes on the 10.7-ounce clear plastic containers of spiral-cut butternut squash:
• UPC number 852287006059; and
• “Enjoy By” date of February 23, 2017, located on the side of the packaging.

Jackson, MS. Today, the State Economist’s office and the Office of the State Treasurer provided the annual economic briefing for members of the State Legislature. Amongst the highlights from the Treasurer’s report, presented by Deputy Treasurer Jesse Graham:

State Debt:
· State bond indebtedness continues a steady climb, reaching almost $4.4 billion in Fiscal Year 2016.
· From Fiscal Year 2006 to Fiscal Year 2016, bond indebtedness grew $1.3 billion (41.8%).
· Debt service is the third largest item in the State budget.
· Legislature did not fully fund debt service for Fiscal Year 2017 – $7.6 million in deficit appropriations needed before April 1, 2017.
· Legislative Budget Recommendation for Fiscal Year 2018 makes the same mistake – relies too heavily on special funds for debt service.
· Legislature’s heavy reliance on special funds has bled those funds dry. Don’t even have enough to cover short-term borrowing needs, which means taxpayers will pay more.
· Mississippi is behind the national average and behind its peer states in our debt ratios.
o Net Tax Supported Debt Per Capita: $1,707
o Debt as Percent of Personal Income: 5.0%
o Debt as a Percent of State GDP: 4.88%
o Debt Service Ratio: 6.0%
· New rules passed by the State Bond Commission are meant to help manage debt levels

MPACT Shortfall:
· The Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Legacy program has a $126.4 million shortfall.
· College Savings Board has requested emergency infusions from the Legislature the past three years – all have been ignored.
· MPACT Legacy Program will be insolvent in 2025 under current assumptions.
· MPACT bears the full faith and credit of the State.
· An opportunity to help shrink the shortfall by updating the 20-year-old investment statutes was left to die in committee by the Legislature.

Breaking the Cycle of Poverty:
· Mississippi has the highest poverty rate in the nation (22.6%).
· 246,000 Mississippi children live in poverty (34%).
· Mississippi ranks at or near bottom of all studies on financial habits.
· In states that have made financial education a high school graduation requirement, credit scores for recent graduates increased.
· An opportunity to make financial education a ½ credit course required for graduation was left to die in committee by the Legislature.
· 23% of Mississippi women live in poverty.
· Over 75% of Mississippi children living in poverty live in a household headed by a single mom.
· Mississippi is one of only 2 states in the nation that does not protect equal pay for equal work.
· Mississippi has a 27% pay gap, according to a December 2016 study by the State Economist’s office.
· Today’s wage gap costs a woman $375,000 over a 40-year career.
· Woman working 40-hour workweek earns $9,600 less than a man, on average.
· An opportunity to close the pay gap was left to die in committee by the Legislature.

The full presentation is available on the Treasurer’s website at http://www.treasurerlynnfitch.com/Programs/Pages/default.aspx.