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September 12, 2016

Credit rating agencies to visit Mississippi this month

Bond rating firms to visit state Representatives of the nation’s three major credit ratings agencies will be in Jackson later this month to begin grading the credit strength of the state’s approximately $562 million general obligation bond for fiscal 2016-2017. The visit comes after Fitch Ratings Service recently downgraded the state’s current general obligation and…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 12, 2016

CRAWFORD: If tax competitiveness is the key to growth Mississippi should be outperforming neighbors

BILL CRAWFORD: Are big money tax policies best for Mississippi? Speaker of the House Philip Gunn applauded Kaeding: “I think you have confirmed and affirmed many of the decisions we’ve made,” the Clarion-Ledger reported. “Reducing the corporate tax burden is a path toward economic growth and stability.” Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves liked her focus: “I…