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September 1, 2022

WHITE: Municipal water departments “hothouses for fraud”

Submitted by Shad White “Now is the time to work together to make sure water and utility bills are not being skimmed by employees,” Auditor White writes. Since I’ve been State Auditor, my office has identified hundreds of thousands of dollars of stolen utility and water payments. That means a great deal of money paid…
Opinion  |  Guest Editorial  • 
September 1, 2022

KELLY: To Help Mississippi Families, Congress Should Combat Inflation, Not Tackle U.S. Tech Innovators

Submitted by Doug Kelly “Creating obstacles for American tech companies to innovate and to offer low prices to consumers is the wrong priority for Congress,” Kelly writes. Four-decade-high inflation is disproportionately affecting the South, and Mississippi families are struggling. Rather than focusing on lowering prices, though, Congress is considering legislation that would further squeeze the…