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January 12, 2022
PERS’ Lessons from the Municipal Retirement Systems
SUBMITTED BY BIGGER PIE FORUM Thirty-five years after it was closed, MRS still covers 1,510 retirees in 19 cities. The Public Employee Retirement Systems of Mississippi (PERS) had one of its best years ever from July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. That is good news for its participants and good news for those who…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
NFIB releases monthly survey showing impact of inflation on small business owners
In December 2021, 22% of small business owners report inflation as biggest problem in operating their business. In December 2021, a NFIB Research Center survey found that 22% of small business owners reported inflation as their most important problem encountered in operating their business. Price raising activities have reached levels not seen since the early 1980s when prices…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 11, 2022
AG Fitch joins 51 Attorneys General in asking FCC to adopt stricter rules to stop robocalls
The AGs support proposals to keep scammers from reaching consumers with unauthenticated U.S. phone numbers listed on caller ID. Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a bipartisan coalition of 51 Attorneys General in a comment letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). The Attorneys General signed the letter in support of proposals that to stop…
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Frank Corder
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January 10, 2022
Governor Reeves cuts ribbon with Delta’s newest e-commerce business Parmida
The Governor’s office says the expansion of Parmida is a case study in how organizations and communities’ band together to successfully recruit a new business. On Monday, Governor Tate Reeves joined Parmida LED Technologies (Parmida), Sunflower County, the City of Indianola, and Delta Council/Delta Strong leaders to mark the opening of the already announced location…
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Frank Corder
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January 10, 2022
Bill of the Day: Protecting little Johnny’s lemonade stand from heavy-handed city governments
Y’all Politics brings you a Bill of the Day from the Mississippi Legislature that just may pique your interest. Young entrepreneurs setting up a table on the sidewalk in front of their house selling mom’s lemonade and a fresh baked cookie hot out of the oven has been a staple of American life for generations.…
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Frank Corder
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January 10, 2022
Halfway through fiscal year, Mississippi state revenues exceeding estimates by over half a billion dollars
State collected $106.8 million above estimate in December. Halfway through the 2022 fiscal year, the Mississippi state revenues continue to outpace budget estimates. For the month of December 2021, total revenue collections were $106,793,974 or 21.22% above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through December 2021 are $545,257,648 or 19.31% above the sine…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 10, 2022
Wicker, Hyde-Smith, Guest react to December jobs report showing fewest added in any month of 2021
Unemployment falls to 3.9%, economy added 199,000 jobs. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported that during the month of December the total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 199,000, falling short of economists’ expectations of 422,000 job gains. The unemployment rate declined to 3.9%, 0.3 percentage point down from November. The labor force participation rate…
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Magnolia Tribune
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January 7, 2022
WICKER: Biden Needs to Shift Mindset on COVID
Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker We Can and Must Learn to Live with the Virus The latest wave of COVID-19 came just in time for the holidays, causing headaches for travelers and forcing some families (gratefully, not ours) to cancel family gatherings. This new wave continues to spread rapidly, with more than a million people…
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Frank Corder
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January 5, 2022
Alabama Media Group, Expedia top list of vendors receiving Mississippi Tourism Advertising dollars
Legislative PEER report details how state advertising dollars are being spent. On Wednesday, the Joint Legislative PEER Committee released its latest report titled FY 2021 Annual Report: A Review of the Mississippi Development Authority Tourism Advertising Fund. The report reviews where the MDA Tourism Advertising funds were spent and details the amounts that were deposited. State law…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 5, 2022
Hosemann anticipates Mississippi Senate will have a tax relief bill this session, not a “tax swap” bill
The Lt. Governor’s comments align more with Governor Reeves than Speaker Gunn. Over the last year, there has been a question of whether or not Mississippi will join the trend of states lowering and cutting taxes. However, it is unclear if Governor Tate Reeves, Speaker Philip Gunn, and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann can find a…
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Anne Summerhays
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January 4, 2022
NFIB urges the Mississippi Legislature to ease tax burden on small businesses
90.9% of NFIB members in MS support reducing, eliminating the inventory tax. 77.9% support reducing, eliminating the personal income tax. As the Mississippi Legislature gavels into session today, Dawn McVea, State Director of the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), says that tax relief tops the small business agenda for this year’s session. “It’s been a challenging couple of…
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Frank Corder
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December 29, 2021
Following concession by Biden that there is no federal government COVID solution, Mississippi Governor calls on President to end mandates
Governor Reeves says former President Trump realized states were best suited to handle the pandemic response. This week, President Joe Biden joined a call with representatives from the National Governors Association (NGA) to discuss the ongoing COVID-19 response by state and federal governments. NGA Chairman and Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson (R) addressed the President first,…
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Jeff Amy, Associated Press
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August 27, 2025
A Mississippi city’s tax break spurred post-Katrina building. But will homes stand the next storm?
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Magnolia Tribune
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August 27, 2025
Stevenson appointed Circuit Judge in new Hinds Co. seat
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Jeremy Pittari
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August 27, 2025
MSMS seeks additional funding for facilities, operational needs
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Lynne Jeter
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August 20, 2025
Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone
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Lynne Jeter
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August 12, 2025
CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage
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Daniel Tyson
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August 11, 2025
What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?
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Eric Olson, Associated Press
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August 27, 2025
College football picks: No. 1 Texas-No. 3 Ohio St is the main event on tantalizing slate of games
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Jim Beaugez
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August 27, 2025
‘Hitmaker’ songwriter Ben Johnson stars on new Netflix series
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Alistair Begg
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August 27, 2025
From grumbling to gratitude
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Sid Salter
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August 27, 2025
With Social Security and PERS under review, Baby Boomers are working longer before retiring
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Hunter Estes
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August 25, 2025
It’s time for term limits
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Kelley Williams
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August 24, 2025
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