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September 28, 2016

State economist says Mississippi on track for back-to-back years of growth, though slower than US

State economist: Mississippi economy grows, but lags US A late summer pickup in job growth could boost Mississippi’s economic output for 2017, state economist Darrin Webb said Tuesday, but that doesn’t mean the Magnolia State’s economy is off to the races. Webb told an audience at Millsaps College that the state appears to be on…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 28, 2016

State Rep. Hughes (D) op-ed: Being different is OK

State Rep. Jay Hughes (D): Being a little different is really OK: Column My recent epiphany came from running for office, knocking on thousands of strangers’ doors, having exchanges on social media and accidental meetings in coffee shops and stores. They reminded me that we all come from different families, backgrounds, good and bad life…