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News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
March 25, 2020

SALTER: Economic impacts of COVID-19 will strain Mississippi’s bulging ‘rainy day fund’

By: Sid Salter A lot of Mississippians are lying awake at night these days, worried about their loved ones, worried about their health, worried about their jobs and businesses, and worried mightily about the future of the U.S. economy and what impacts that will have on Mississippi. For sleepless policy wonks, the Mississippi Legislative Budget…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 25, 2020

Deal Done: Mississippi delegation expected to support coronavirus relief

A deal between Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. Senate and House was reached after midnight to provide a nearly $2 trillion coronavirus relief package that will include both individual and business assistance to Americans while also providing funding for hospitals and emergency responders, among other things. Specifics of the agreement have not been made…