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Business  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
September 15, 2020

Mississippi revenues well above Fiscal Year estimates in August

Total Mississippi revenue collections for the month of August 2020 in FY 2021 are $18,019,004, or 4.05%, above the sine die revenue estimate. Fiscal YTD revenue collections through August 2020 are $64,627,246, or 6.89%, above the sine die estimate. Fiscal YTD total revenue collections through August 2020 are $258,718,083, or 34.79%, above the prior year’s…
Business  |  Frank Corder  • 
September 14, 2020

Bill to legalize marijuana could pass Congress next week with Congressman Thompson’s support

Mississippi Democrat Congressman Bennie Thompson (MS-02) has cosponsored the MORE Act – Marijuana Opportunity Reinvestment and Expungement Act – essentially legalizing marijuana. While 11 states have already made it legal, the other 39 would have to vote to legalize the drug if the MORE Act passes. Congress could take up the bill on the floor…