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Republican Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann and Senate Education Committee Chairman Dennis DeBar announced the proposal Monday in a public policy forum. The plan would increase teachers’ pay by an average of $4,700 over two years, attempting to move the state away from its low national ranking for educators’ salaries. “This pay plan will make us more competitive with our neighbors,” said DeBar, a Republican from Leakesville, Mississippi. “Hopefully, this will entice or provide some incentive, some motivation for teachers to stay in the profession as well as stay in Mississippi,” DeBar said, according to the Mississippi Today news website....

On March 1, the board of the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) said it voted unanimously to recommend that the House Ethics Committee continue to investigate Palazzo over a “concerning pattern” of potentially misusing funds. The decision follows after an inquiry into Palazzo’s campaign spending was brought forth last year by the Campaign Legal Center, a nonpartisan organization, and political opponents, including Mississippi councilman Robert L. Deming III, The Sun Herald reported....

The Hancock County Sheriff’s Office recently adopted the new policies as part of a settlement signed last month with the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and the Mississippi Center for Justice on behalf of the family that was stopped. According to the SPLC, Stephanie and Marcos Martinez and their three children were traveling on Interstate 10 on their way to a vacation when they were suddenly pulled over by deputies with the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office....

Mississippi State mascot Bully XXI was minding his own business in the game Saturday when Auburn running back Jatarvious Whitlow went barreling out of bounds on a beeline for the canine. Whitlow was pushed out of bounds and sprawled directly into Bully on the sideline. Fortunately, Bully apparently avoided a disaster as a Twitter account of the mascot posted soon after it was OK. “Hey Bulldog Nation. Just want everyone to know I am fine!...

Sikeston city manager Jonathan Douglass announced the settlement with David Robinson on Friday, the Southeast Missourian reported. Douglass said the city will pay about $75,500 of the settlement, with the rest coming from its insurance. “This settlement resolves any possible claims by the plaintiff,” Douglass said in a statement to the newspaper. “Now that this issue has been resolved, we look forward to continuing our focus on moving Sikeston in a positive direction to improve the quality of life for all of our citizens....

Missouri named Anderson as its next head coach on Monday. Anderson replaces Frank Haith, who left to become head coach at Tulsa after going 76-28 in two seasons with the Tigers. Anderson spent the past 12 seasons with the Division II Mules and compiled a 274-94 record, including a Division II national championship this past season "I'm honored and humbled to have the opportunity to return to Mizzou and lead a program that our family is so vested in," Anderson said in a statement Monday....

A total of 400 permits will be awarded for three hunting zones across the state, with the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) setting a limit of 40 black bears of either sex which can be killed. Hunters are instructed to call a hotline before a hunting trip to ensure that quotas have not been met. When the quotas are met, the black bear hunting season will be closed, though the MDC has said it will consider ending hunting when 80 percent of the quota is fulfilled....

Season 2? Well, that’s a different story. MORE: Week 7 photos | Scoreboard | Missouri’s big plays Missouri made its first appearance at Sanford Stadium in Athens, Ga., on Saturday and stunned the No. 7 Bulldogs, 41-26. The 25th-ranked Tigers are 6-0 – that’s one more win than they had all of last season. Georgia dropped its second game of the season, ending any hopes of playing for a BCS title....

Are there any good guys in this intermittently juicy tale? Well, actually, some might say Ross himself is the only candidate. Bruck struggles mightily to get a fix on Ross, who died of prostate cancer in December 1992. Ambivalent at times, she wisely admits that Ross, with his considerable business and social skills, defies “facile” analysis. But in the end she believes that Ross not only abrogated legal, ethical and moral standards but-more amazing-was even perceived as the “very exemplar” of those standards by his hordes of fans....

On Monday, no Republicans advanced the Democratic measure to fund the government through December 3 and suspend the debt ceiling until the end of 2022. It has raised the pressure on Congress to pass a bill to avoid a partial shutdown on Friday. But after a vote tally 48-50, far short of the 60 votes needed to pass, the Kentucky senator said the Democrats were at fault because they had known about the GOP’s opposition to raising or suspending the debt ceiling for two months, but proceeded with the vote anyway....

McConnell spoke to Fox News following the Senate vote to confirm Barrett and nodded to the 2018 midterm elections and the contentious confirmation hearings of Justice Brett Kavanaugh. “As you recall, we had a Supreme Court fight months before the election in 2018 and we actually gained seats,” McConnell told Fox’s Shannon Bream. “I think this nominee will be a political asset for our candidates around the country. Not a liability, but an asset,” he said....

Footage shared on social media showed members of the March for Our Lives movement sitting in the office of the Senate Majority Leader in Washington on Wednesday night. March for Our Lives was founded in the aftermath of the mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Florida, in February 2018 when former student Nikolas Cruz opened fire and killed 17 people. A student-led demonstration took place on March 24, 2018, in the Capitol, along with protests around the world, calling for tougher U....

Romney, the 2012 Republican nominee who chose Ryan as his running mate, was responding to Trump’s tweets Thursday night slamming Ryan after the former speaker’s criticisms of the president came to light in a forthcoming book. Ryan said that Trump is worse off since he and other Republican leaders left government because they stopped him from going with “knee-jerk reactions” and “helped him make better decisions.” Ryan also said he “wanted to scold” Trump all the time, according to an excerpt of American Carnage: On the Front Lines of the Republican Civil War and the Rise of President Trump by Politico Magazine chief political correspondent Timothy Alberta, obtained by The Washington Post Thursday....

Earlier on Tuesday, Romney released a statement saying he supports moving forward with the confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice, despite the imminent presidential election. His decision appears to cement the likelihood of Trump’s nominee being confirmed, as only two Republicans have said they will not support confirmation and four would need to defect to block the nomination. Speaking to reporters, Romney said that he prefers Supreme Court justices who are “strict constructionists....

Schweini proves a point to Mourinho The holders put in a laboured showing during the first half, with former Borussia Dortmund star Mkhitaryan guilty of a terrible miss, but Marouane Fellaini settled any nerves with a headed opener in the 44th minute. Anthony Martial crossed for Chris Smalling to make it 2-0 and the France international was involved once more, with United clicking sublimely through the gears, Mkhitaryan adding a third with 15 minutes remaining....

The Red Devils collected three trophies during the first season for their Armenia international at Old Trafford, with Jose Mourinho delivering in his debut campaign at the helm. Mkhitaryan is, however, aware that more is expected after Community Shield, EFL Cup and Europa League success helped to counter a sixth-place finish. ‘Rain cost Man Utd Ronaldinho’ Restoring domestic dominance is now the target, with United setting their sights on the Premier League crown while also returning to elite European competition....

Great American Ballpark, opened in 2003, had been the second-oldest Major League park not to host an all-star game. Tampa Bay’s Tropicana Field, which has housed the Rays since 1998, remains the oldest stadium never to host an All-Star Game. MLB will announce the game’s starting lineups after voting closes at 11:59 p.m. ET on July 2. MORE: The worst All-Star starters of the past 40 years MLB released its final American League voting updates on Monday....

You’re best bet for wagering on the game is to drop your regular bankroll at least 20 percent of what you normally bet for a real game. It’s an exhibition and while each side wants to win to give home field to their league’s World Series participant, I know the players don’t care as much about winning as they do daily with their own clubs. But still, I’m going to have a wager on the side and total and it’ll matter to me even if it’s for a fraction of my daily wager amounts....

Executive Vice President for Baseball Operations Joe Torre made the ruling Tuesday. Rays manager Joe Maddon disputed a play in Saturday’s 5-4 loss to the Blue Jays in 10 innings. Wil Myers was called safe at first base on a pickoff throw by Toronto pitcher Mark Buehrle. After Buehrle returned to the rubber, Blue Jays manager John Gibbons came out to challenge the call. Myers was called out on a replay review, and Maddon told umpire crew chief Bob Davidson that he was playing under protest....

How wanted? Reports indicate six teams are interested in signing Yoon, a 27-year-old free agent. Just where he might land is as big an issue as what he might do for an MLB club. He was a starter, winning MVP honors in the Korean league in 2011, before a shoulder problem limited him to relief work in 2013. Teams will want to make sure he's healthy, which is why he might come at a relatively low price....