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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
April 9, 2020

CORDER: Time to Flatten the Economic Impact Curve to Give Hope

Nearly 17 million Americans have filed for unemployment assistance in the past three weeks.  That is more than 1 in 10 workers who are out of work.  Estimates show that number could rise over 20 million by next week and will likely continue to grow the longer the economy remains effectively shutdown. Last week, 46,000…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 7, 2020

Unemployment benefits and upcoming elections on track according to Tate Reeves

Governor Tate Reeves spoke with Y’all Politics Monday on what Mississippi has been doing to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Just last week Reeves ordered a shelter-in-place for the entire state, effective last Friday, April 4 at 5:00 p.m. “My thought was that the vast majority of Mississippians somewhere between 75% and 90%…