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Business  |  Editor  • 
March 14, 2022

Can Mississippi afford income tax relief? House and Senate fiscal analysis say . . . Yes.

House and Senate Analysis Side By Side As the debate began in earnest in the early parts of the 2022 session, Mississippi House and Senate leaders scrambled to win the war of datapoints on their tax cut proposals. Mississippi, flush with over a billion dollars in recurring revenues in excess of expected collections, has what…
Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
March 11, 2022

Governor Reeves, while reluctant to call a special session, says it’s not off the table to address elimination of income tax

As deadline for Appropriations, Revenue bills originating in other chamber approaches, Reeves speaks on the elimination of the state’s income tax.  On Friday, Governor Tate Reeves (R) held a ceremonial signing for House Bill 779, which ensures that families of law enforcement officers and firefighters who pass away due to contracting COVID-19 in the line of…