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Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 2, 2022

Mississippi Senate to drop tax reduction plan to eliminate 4% income tax bracket

Senate plan will eliminate the 4% income tax bracket over four years but is not a complete elimination of income taxes at this time.  The Mississippi Legislature is tackling income tax and how to get rid of it in the 2022 Legislative session. On Tuesday, the Mississippi Senate delivered an income tax cut plan that would…
Business  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
January 28, 2022

MDE holds public hearing on proposed revisions to K-12 standards for social studies

Sixty-six people were registered to speak at the event, most concerned with CRT creeping into school curriculum. Earlier this month, the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) proposed a new curriculum for College and Career Readiness Standards (CCRS) for Social Studies in K-12 public schools. The Department had planned to have the changes implemented by the…