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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 2, 2018

Wicker, Hyde-Smith Request Return to Reagan-Era Title X Regulations to Prevent Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Providers

Miss. Senators Assert Current Regulations Undermine Law Preventing Federal Funding for Abortions U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., are among 41 Senators calling for a return to regulations to bar Title X Family Planning grantees from co-locating with abortion clinics, or from promoting, counseling, or referring clients for abortions.  President Ronald Reagan…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
May 2, 2018

Report shows Mississippi 7th highest in state/local tax burden

According to Key Policy Data, Mississippi showed collections of $10.8 billion in state and local taxes for Fiscal Year 2016. that averages out to be about $3,623 for every resident. The question is, what does that tell us about about the average Mississippi taxpayer and are they being taxed too much? Results in Mississippi suggest…