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Mississippi expects only a small growth in state budget
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's budget is expected to grow more slowly next year than it has the past few years, reflecting economic trends with a cooling off of state sales tax collections. Top lawmakers met Thursday and set an estimate that the state will have $7.63 billion...
Mississippi governor intent on income tax cut even if states receive less federal money
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he will continue pushing lawmakers to phase out the state income tax, even with the possibility of federal spending cuts that could affect states after Donald Trump begins his second term as president. ...
AP Race Call: Donald Trump wins Mississippi
Former President Donald Trump won Mississippi on Tuesday, claiming the state's six electoral votes and continuing a long winning streak for Republicans. The last Democratic presidential nominee to win Mississippi was Jimmy Carter in 1976. Republicans hold both of Mississippi's U.S. Senate seats, three of its four...
Mississippi legislative leaders advocate Medicaid expansion, heading to conflict with the governor
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who earn too little to afford private insurance — a position that business groups have advocated but that Republican Gov. Tate Reeves opposes. ...
3 dead and 4 injured in collapse of Mississippi bridge being prepped for demolition
MENDENHALL, Miss. (AP) — Three people were killed and four were seriously injured Wednesday when a bridge in Mississippi that was closed nearly a month ago collapsed while a work crew was prepping it for demolition, authorities said. The bridge over the Strong River on State Route...
Mississippi's Medicaid director is leaving for a private-sector job
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The executive director of Mississippi's Medicaid program, Drew Snyder, is stepping down at the end of this month to take a private sector job, Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday. Reeves said he has chosen Cindy Bradshaw to lead the program. She has been its...
Louisiana governor plans to call third special session to overhaul the state's tax system
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry says that he plans to call the Legislature into a special session in November, marking the third such gathering this year, with the hopes of overhauling the state’s current tax system that the Republican said is failing residents. ...
District attorney is appointed as judge on the Mississippi Court of Appeals
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves said Wednesday that he is appointing a district attorney in northeast Mississippi to become a judge on the state Court of Appeals. John Weddle of Saltillo will succeed former Judge Jim M. Greenlee of Oxford, who retired June 30. ...
Mississippi's Republican governor pushes income-tax cut, says critics rely on 'myths'
FLOWOOD, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that legislators should ignore “myths” from opponents who want to block efforts by him and some other Republican leaders to phase out the state's income tax. “Getting rid of our state income tax, in my opinion,...
Mississippi House panel starts study that could lead to tax cuts
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi lawmakers could consider a comprehensive proposal next year to make the state's tax system fairer and more efficient, a state House leader said Wednesday. Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar said he joins other top Republicans, including...
