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Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 19, 2021

AFP’s Utroska talks professional licensing reciprocity, state income tax phase out with Y’all Politics

Americans for Prosperity Mississippi state director Steven Utroska joined Y’all Politics on Friday to discuss the passage of the HB 1263, a bill seeking to make it easier for skilled professionals to relocate to the Magnolia State. Utroska also spoke about the effort to eliminate the state income tax, backing state Senator Chris McDaniel’s call…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 18, 2021

Mississippi unemployment rate down 59% from pandemic peak

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi’s unemployment rate sits at 6.4% as of March 15th, down from the pandemic peak of 15.7%.  That is a 59% decrease since April 2020. This is positive news for the state, though it has gone under-reported in newspapers and television broadcasts, as has the fact that…