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January 30, 2017

Officials watching Medicaid debate closely

State, federal Medicaid debates closely watched TUPELO – The people who take care of Medicaid recipients are watching both state and federal lawmakers closely. In the short term, Mississippi legislators have to handle a nearly $90 million deficit in the state’s funding. Any cuts trigger decreases in federal matching funds and cuts to providers. For…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
January 30, 2017

SALTER: Amazon sales tax negotiation a victory for taxpayers, small businesses

SID SALTER: Amazon sales tax negotiation was a victory for taxpayers, small business The political tea leaves were rather easy to read on the topic of last week’s blockbuster announcement that Amazon was the first major online retailer to volunteer to begin collecting Mississippi’s 7 percent sales tax – technically a “use tax” – on…