Skip to content

News

News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 8, 2017

AMY asks if state finances are getting better or worse #msleg

JEFF AMY: Improved state revenue a counterpoint to credit worries Getting better or getting worse? That’s the question Mississippi leaders are debating after the third major credit rating agency warned last week that it was concerned about weakness in state finances and the overall economy. For credit rater Standard & Poor’s Financial Services, the answer…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
May 8, 2017

SALTER: Why would voters shy away from participating in municipal elections?

Sid Salter: Low voter turnout not good for the future But municipal elections have a lot to do with garbage collection, street maintenance and the status of local schools. Most municipal officials agree that another key component of their official duties centers on the ever-volatile status of laws regulating the behavior of dogs and their owners.…