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Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 23, 2021

Tennessee Democrat Congressman Cohen asks President Biden to stop Byhalia Pipeline benefiting North Mississippi

A Tennessee Democrat Congressman is asking President Joe Biden to direct the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to rescind its recently issued nationwide permit to Valero Energy and All Plains American for its proposed Byhalia Connection Pipeline that would run through southwest Memphis and north Mississippi. Congressman Steve Cohen said in a release on Monday…
Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 22, 2021

Speaker Gunn files legislation to eliminate income tax over 10 years

The Mississippi House of Representatives has dropped a major tax exemption bill. Authored by Speaker Philip Gunn and co-authored by Representatives Jason White and Trey Lamar, the bill would create the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2021, HB 1439. The legislation’s intent is to increase the amount of personal exemptions under state income tax, in…