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February 21, 2017

MS House committee passes first time home buyer savings account tax exemption

Bill would help first-time home buyers A House bill would allow first-time home buyers in Mississippi to create savings accounts of up to $5,000 for a couple exempt from state taxes. “This is a one-time exemption,” said House Ways and Means Chairman Jeff Smith, R-Columbus, who authored the bill. “… You’re only a first-time homebuyer once.”…
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February 21, 2017

MDOT releases five-year plan to fix “crisis” roads, bridges

MDOT releases five-year plan to fix bridges & roads MDOT released a map with the current projects needed in the state. The roads and bridges in blue are funded in the five-year the plan. The areas in red are unfunded bridges and/or pavement and capacity type projects. “These roads that are in that plan and…