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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 15, 2017

Bigger Pie Forum: PERS clearly in trouble; state has spending problem, not revenue problem

A Bigger Pie View – Mississippi’s Credit Rating Credit ratings firm Standard & Poor’s gave Mississippi policymakers a warning last Tuesday that the state’s credit rating, which determines how much taxpayers will have to pay in order to borrow money, is in danger of a downgrade. S&P said that the declining position of Mississippi’s defined-benefit pension system,…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 12, 2017

State Rep. Chism says Rep. Smith turned “the barn doors loose” on alcohol bills; tells crowd to call him, not expect an email

Infrastructure, tax cuts dominate discussion at luncheon During a question-and-answer session at the end of the luncheon, Chism took aim at Smith, who is his desk mate in Jackson and the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee for “turning the barn doors loose” on alcohol bills.    The worst bill, Chism said, is…

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