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March 17, 2014

State Treasurer Fitch report suggests Mississippi has adequate ability to borrow funds

Analysis: Miss. ability to borrow still adequate Mississippi could borrow $1.8 billion to use for new buildings, highways and economic development incentives over the next five years and rising state revenue probably could support that amount of borrowing, a report by Treasurer Lynn Fitch suggests. The Republican state treasurer compiled a debt-affordability study after agencies…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 17, 2014

Geoff Pender chides Tate Reeves on legislative action over the last couple of weeks

Maximus Tater I’s artful return I wrote a column a couple weeks back about Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves being “low-key and mostly playing defense for the first half of this legislative session — all very unusual for someone who has previously controlled every jot and tittle of policy and legislation.” I take it back. Since…