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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
July 28, 2021

Calls for Governor Reeves to order mask mandates are not about public health anymore

The brand is crisis, not improving outcomes. Mississippi’s media establishment is moaning and wailing at the top of their lungs that Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves should use his “bully pulpit” more than he has to encourage citizens to get their COVID vaccines. A fourth COVID wave. Children dying. Many more adults dying after many adults…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
July 26, 2021

Does the continued expansion of eligible entities negatively affect the long-term solvency of PERS?

Seven entities added since last year. See what organizations are a part of the Mississippi Public Employees’ Retirement System. You probably know that the Public Employees’ Retirement System of Mississippi, or PERS, provides retirement benefits for individuals working in state government, public schools, universities, community colleges, cities and towns, counties, and the Legislature. But you…