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PSC orders Entergy to implement some of auditor's recommendations on MISO cooperation
By STEVE WILSON
Thu,08/05/21-2:54PM , 1,629 Reads 17,832 Statewide
The Mississippi Public Service Commission met Tuesday and voted to order Entergy to comply with several recommendations issued by an independent auditor hired by the commission.
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Investment report for PERS shows massive gains for retirement fund in U.S. and international stock markets
By STEVE WILSON
Tue,08/03/21-4:12PM , 1,144 Reads 20,487 Statewide
According to the investment report from Mississippi's defined benefit pension system, the plan's investments earned an astounding 32.71 percent in gross returns in fiscal 2021.
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State Board of Education votes unanimously to ask for state takeover of Holmes County Consolidated School District
By STEVE WILSON
Tue,08/03/21-4:00PM , 1,308 Reads 19,415 Statewide
The Mississippi State Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday to recommend to Gov. Tate Reeves that the state take over the Holmes County Consolidated School District.

If the governor declares a state of emergency, the state will hire a new superintendent for the district, Jennifer Wilson, and the school board will be dissolved.
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The state's defined benefit pension system got a massive boost from the stock market in fiscal 2020.

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Preliminary data shows PERS had massive 30 percent investment returns in fiscal 2020
By STEVE WILSON
Tue,07/27/21-2:36PM , 78,475 Reads 353,995 Statewide
According to preliminary data, the state's defined benefit pension system had its second-best year in investment income, a boost that will greatly help the flailing fund's bottom line.
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