Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - While the state legislative leadership is consumed with cutting or eliminating the income tax, state business leaders consider lack of skilled workers, Mississippi’s image and problems from the pandemic far more pressing issues. “… The Mississippi tax environment was not high profile nor even discussed significantly as a priority,” said [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Northside Sun) - The debate about tax cuts within the Mississippi Republican Party is getting pretty interesting. House Speaker Philip Gunn, with supposed aspirations for higher office, wants to blow it out of the water with what he has said, and possibly accurately so, would be the largest tax cut in state history. [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Numbers crunched at the state Senate’s request by the Legislative Budget Office show a House income tax elimination plan would cause a huge budget hole starting in its second year. But House leaders say those projections discount booming state revenue, and a modest Senate tax cut plan would not give [...]
Purvis, Miss. (Pine Belt News) - The City of Purvis broke ground for construction of a new city hall. The new building, which will be located at the intersection of Shelby Speights Drive and Allen Street, will provide much needed space for city officials and city service offices. The Purvis Police Department will take over [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Y'all Politics) - Annual campaign finance reports in Mississippi were due January 31st to recap the prior year’s fundraising. Those reports are now on the Secretary of State’s website. Today, Y’all Politics provides an overview of the latest campaign finance reports for all eight statewide officeholders in Mississippi as well as the six [...]
Purvis, Miss. (WHLT) - Positioning Mississippi’s economy to be competitive for the future is a top concern facing the Legislature. Income taxes made up about a third of the state’s $6 billion in tax revenue for Fiscal 2022. The Legislature had previously eliminated the 3-percent income tax bracket on the first $5,000 of taxable income. [...]
Hattiesburg, Miss. (WDAM) - A tax break is on the table in the Mississippi State Senate. “He has proposed between $400 and $500 million worth of tax cuts to Mississippians,” said Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann. Hosemann and Senate Finance Chairman Josh Harkins unveiled a $446.6 million tax relief package to the state senate Tuesday. “I [...]
Tupelo, Miss. (Daily Journal) - In his State of the State address, Gov. Tate Reeves endorsed Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s approach to spending federal funds from the American Rescue Plan Act. “I want to echo and appreciate the sentiment from Lt. Gov. Hosemann. We must stay focused on those investments that will have an impact [...]
Kemper County, Miss. (Kemper County Messenger) - The 2022 legislative session, which was set to begin this week is shaping up as one of the most eventful in recent memory. Legislators — 52 senators and 122 House members — will face a litany of issues, any one of which could consume much of the time [...]
Columbus, Miss. (The Commercial Dispatch) - From the start, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann has been clear on what the priorities should be for the combined $2 billion in American Rescue Plan Act funds provided to the state and local governments: Infrastructure. Infrastructure. Infrastructure. Although Congress passed the $1.9-trillion package in March 2021, cities and [...]
