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Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 24, 2022

State economist refutes Mississippi Today’s “analysis” as representing his conclusions

Despite how the data is couched, the state economist says he is not trying to make a case or take a position that supports Medicaid expansion over income tax elimination. If you have read Mississippi Today’s latest propaganda piece titled, “Medicaid expansion would boost economy significantly more than Gunn income tax cut, studies show,” written…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 23, 2022

Former Scott County employee convicted of embezzlement

Tony Macon, a former employee of Scott County, was convicted of embezzlement in the county Circuit Court. State Auditor Shad White announced the conviction after the case was prosecuted by District Attorney Steven Kilgore in Judge Mark Duncan’s courtroom. Macon plead guilty to the charges. He was originally arrested by Special Agents from the Auditor’s…