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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 31, 2018

Economic numbers effectively pad Trump’s first ‘State of the Union’ address

By: Sid Salter Even the harshest and most ardent critics of America’s first reality show star to be elected to the U.S. presidency have to take an honest look at the nation’s economy after his first year in office and marvel at President Donald Trump’s performance. At least, that’s the case if one listens to…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
January 24, 2018

Day of reckoning awaits state, local taxpayers who ignore online sales tax issue

Like the old Fram oil filter commercial promised, we can pay now or pay later – but I’m not talking about oil filters. I’m talking about foregone sales tax revenues. Mississippi taxpayers are facing future pain at the state and local levels if current policies don’t change. Commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield project…