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Culture  |  Guest Editorial  • 
August 10, 2022

GIPSON: Consumers Take Notice Due to Inflation, High Gas Prices

Submitted by Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Ag Commissioner Gipson writes in op-ed that as gas prices go up, complaints increase, but the violation rate stays about the same. With inflation at its highest levels since 1981 and drivers getting squeezed at the pump by high gas prices, consumers are not just paying…
Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
August 10, 2022

Senate Minority Leader Simmons asks Governor Reeves to reconsider ending rental assistance program

“I ask the governor to have compassion on the poor and needy and continue this program until the needs of all are met,” Simmons said. Governor Tate Reeves announced last week that Mississippi is ending a federal program in the state that incentivizes people to stay out of the workforce by offering up to 15 months…