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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
May 11, 2022

Life breathes a sigh of relief as Senate Democrats’ attempt to codify, expand abortion fails

The “extreme” legislation would have made abortion a statutory right, allowed abortion up to birth and abolished state laws regulating the procedure.  Over the last week, Americans learned that a majority of Justices on the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade this summer and send the decision on how best to regulate abortion…
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…