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State Senate unveils tax cut plan with key differences from House proposal
The Mississippi State Senate has introduced a tax cut plan that contrasts with the House's proposal, focusing on a gradual income tax reduction and a gas tax increase.
Senate committee clears bill to ban or restrict cell phones in school
Cell phones could be restricted in public schools if legislation makes it through the legislative process. It has already cleared a Senate committee.
Mississippi Senate leadership unveils its tax reform proposal
House Bill 1 creates a new 5% sales tax on top of the current gas tax. The Senate plan raises the current gas tax by 3 cents each year over the next 3 years. Speaker Jason White has touted the support ...
Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks
Women represent half of the U.S. population. But it’s still rare in some states for female lawmakers to have leading roles in ...
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Flaggs, Martin continue Polar Plunge challenges to raise money for Jacob’s Ladder
Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs Jr. and Vicksburg Fire Department Associate Fire Chief Trey Martin  took the Polar Plunge ...
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Campaign finance reports: Gubernatorial hopefuls Fitch, Hosemann, White neck-and-neck in fundraising
The top potential contenders for governor in 2027 -- at least to date -- appeared to up their fundraising efforts last year.
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Speaker White frustrated by ‘crickets’ from Senate on tax plan: Legislative recap
Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.
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With EPA support, the Corps is moving forward with flood relief project for Mississippi Delta
Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg, recalled that almost half of his district was underwater in 2019. “I’m very pleased that the Corps has issued this (decision),” Hopson told Mississippi Today ...