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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 11, 2022

With 2 months left in fiscal year, Mississippi state revenues on pace to meet or exceed revised $6.875 billion estimate

The initial estimate for FY 2022 was $5.927 billion. April report shows lawmakers’ increase well founded.   During this year’s legislative session, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee revised its Fiscal Year 2022 state revenue estimates by nearly $1 billion dollars to more accurately reflect the state’s fiscal position. Now, the April collections report from the Legislative…
Opinion  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
May 10, 2022

State Auditor warns crime in Jackson will have long-term impacts on entire state

White said Mississippi is at risk of losing huge talent magnet due to crime, as 30% of graduates who stay in state go to work in Hinds County. State Auditor of Mississippi Shad White tied his office’s “brain drain” report with the crime in the capital city of Jackson following the deadly shooting at the Mississippi…