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Culture  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 8, 2021

GUNN: Ole Miss Economists Give Positive Review of House Tax Reform Plan

In a report dated Mar. 5, 2021, University of Mississippi Economists Joshua Hendrickson, Ph. D. and Ron Mau, Ph. D., analyzed the effects of House Bill 1439, the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act of 2021. The professors found that, when fully implemented, the income tax elimination would add $371 Million to the state Gross Domestic Product.…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 4, 2021

COVID-19 Vaccines now available for individuals over age 50

Beginning today, those eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccination in Mississippi will now include all persons 50 years of age and older.  To date, 94 percent of COVID-19 related deaths (6,381) and 80 percent (7,342) of COVID-19 related hospitalizations in Mississippi have been among those 50 and older.  “So far, about 350,000 persons aged 50 years…