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December 23, 2017

Mississippi unemployment rate falls to lowest level ever recorded

Mississippi has record-low unemployment rate JACKSON, Miss. (WTOK) — Mississippi’s unemployment rate fell in November 2017 to 4.8%. It’s the lowest level of unemployment ever recorded in the state. The November rate is one-tenth of a percentage point lower than a month earlier in October. The unemployment rate in November 2016 was 5.6%. WTOK 12/22/17
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
December 23, 2017

State Sen. McDaniel calls federal tax reform “a good first step,” but adds, “that’s all it is, just a first step”

Sen. McDaniel: New tax law ‘good first step’ Republican state senator Chris McDaniel supports the new law, but said it’s only a beginning. “This tax reduction is a good thing, but we still pay far too many taxes,” McDaniel said. “The federal government is still far too big for its own good. Yes, it has…