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News  |  Frank Corder  • 
June 10, 2020

Senators tag Republican House colleague’s name on local tax bill

In what clearly reflects some Senate-House legislative sparring, the freshly amended “Dana Criswell Municipality Tourism Tax Act” passed out of the Mississippi Senate Local and Private Committee on Tuesday. The measure would authorize a 1% tax on hotels and motels and authorize the issuance of bonds for tourism and parks and recreation for the City…
News  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
June 10, 2020

PSC Chairman Maxwell Encourages Participation in Mississippi “Zap the Gap” Program

Southern District Commissioner Dane Maxwell of the Mississippi Public Service Commission is implementing a program for the first time in South Mississippi called “Zap the Gap.” This program allows residents to report areas where they lack cell phone coverage, high-speed internet service, or natural gas service. “Reliable cell phone and internet services has become so…