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News  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 7, 2022

Mississippi tax collections for November outpace estimates but fall short of prior year

The state collected $13 million less than the same month last year, yet still remains $347.4 million above fiscal year-to-date estimates. While Mississippi state revenue collections outpaced legislative estimates for the month of November in the current Fiscal Year 2023, there are signs that the economy is cooling.   The Joint Legislative Budget Committee reported…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
December 7, 2022

Hyde-Smith sets sights on addressing veterinary shortages with new Farm Bill

Senator Hyde-Smith says the nation’s food security and economic security are put at risk without sufficient veterinary oversight.  Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith used the Senate Agriculture Committee meeting this week as an opportunity to start the conversation around the growing shortage of large animal veterinarians in rural areas. Her push was to find solutions…