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August 29, 2016

How should the BP money be spent? Lt. Gov. Reeves restarts the #msleg discussion

Reeves restarts discussion over spending BP money Last week, Lt. Gov Tate Reeves held a meeting in Long Beach to say that he wants to spend the money on ways that will grow the economy. This is a consistent Reeves theme, that what is maybe state government’s biggest job is to encourage private investment in…
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August 29, 2016

CRAWFORD: Mississippi desperately needs every federal dollar it can get

BILL CRAWFORD: Mississippi needs every federal dollar it can get Mississippi is a poor state, persistently landing near the bottom on income, health, and education rankings. Many families depend heavily on federal benefits to survive. So, too does state government (44 percent of total spending). Many small businesses’ survival depends heavily on federally subsidized families…