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August 23, 2018

Analysis on $80 million #lottery net revenue number for #msleg

Last summer, we did an analysis of state-by-state comparisons for what a lottery would generate. In Governor Bryant’s media gaggle this morning, he was asked about how much a new lottery would provide.  His answer was $80 million once it got up to speed (likely in calendar year 2020). https://www.facebook.com/yallpolitics/videos/554446708305782/ From our article last year where…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
August 23, 2018

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Announce $14.94M Grant for Olive Branch Airport Purchase

North Mississippi Airport to Be Acquired by City in Pursuit of Economic Development U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., today announced the award of a $14.94 million U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) grant to the City of Olive Branch to assist with the purchase of the Olive Branch Airport. The city will…