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Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 11, 2021

Treasurer McRae: Let’s Get Mississippi to Work

Submitted by State Treasurer David McRae What do we do to improve Mississippi’s economy? As I travel across the state, this is one of the questions that keeps coming up – and it’s a fair one to ask. Given that Mississippi ranks 50th in employment and 46th in growth when compared to other states, the answer is…
Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
June 11, 2021

Congressman Thompson expresses disappointment in MS not applying for FEMA BRIC grant. But there’s more to the story.

Instead of competing for federal funding through an uncertain process, MEMA funded the requests. Congressman Bennie Thompson (D-MS02) issued a statement on Thursday claiming the state of Mississippi was the only state not to apply to participate in FEMA’s Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities, or BRIC, grant which is intended to help states and localities…