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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 18, 2021

Mississippi unemployment rate down 59% from pandemic peak

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Mississippi’s unemployment rate sits at 6.4% as of March 15th, down from the pandemic peak of 15.7%.  That is a 59% decrease since April 2020. This is positive news for the state, though it has gone under-reported in newspapers and television broadcasts, as has the fact that…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 16, 2021

UPDATE: Income tax phase out proposal from House set to die in Senate, but survives in bond bill

UPDATE: After adjournment in the Senate, the House took up SB 2971, a bond bill for institutions of higher learning. Chairman Lamar inserted the language from HB 1439, the Mississippi Tax Freedom Act, into the bill.  Changes made to the original language included the removal of the tax increase that was previously placed on farmers,…