Senate confirms Gov. Tate Reeves' economic development chief despite report of toxic workplace, claims of harassment

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Senate confirms Gov. Tate Reeves' economic development chief despite report of toxic workplace, claims of harassment

The Mississippi Senate on Wednesday unanimously confirmed Bill Cork as Gov. Tate Reeves’ pick for a permanent chief economic development officer, despite a background report provided to senators that he “created a toxic workplace” and had faced complaints including sexual harassment and creating a hostile work environment. In a hearing before his Senate confirmation, Cork said he did nothing wrong, has a winning economic development record, has …