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February 3, 2017

MS House holds internet sales tax bill on motion to reconsider

Internet sales tax bill now in limbo The Mississippi House could be on track to reverse itself and eventually kill a proposed Internet sales tax. House Bill 480 passed the House Wednesday, despite opposition. The bill would enforce sales tax collections for items sold over the internet, and would earmark the money for road and…
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February 3, 2017

Southern Transportation Commissioner Tom King says MDOT facing a funding crisis

MDOT commissioner calls lack of funding a ‘crisis’ The Mississippi Department of Transportation is facing a funding “crisis” with public safety at stake. That was the message delivered Thursday morning by Southern District Transportation Commissioner Tom King. He laid out his concerns at a news conference in Hattiesburg. King talked about the lack of money…