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Mississippi House panel starts study that could lead to tax cuts

Sep. 04, 2024 18:44 PM EDT

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...

Police officer and 1 other person fatally shot in Mississippi, 2 other officers wounded

Aug. 08, 2024 19:55 PM EDT

SUMMIT, Miss. (AP) — A police officer was fatally shot Thursday by a person at a traffic checkpoint in a small town in southwestern Mississippi, and the suspected shooter was then killed during an exchange of gunfire with two other officers, the state Department of Public Safety said. ...

Governor appoints new adjutant general of the Mississippi National Guard

Jul. 31, 2024 18:41 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The top leadership post in the Mississippi National Guard is changing Thursday as one adjutant general retires and another fills the job. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Wednesday that he is naming Maj. Gen. Bobby M. Ginn Jr. to succeed Maj. Gen. Janson...

Swiss manufacturer Liebherr to bring jobs to north Mississippi

Jul. 23, 2024 16:51 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Liebherr, one of the largest manufacturers of construction equipment in the world, is bringing a $176 million investment and 180 jobs to northeast Mississippi, state officials announced Tuesday. The Swiss company plans distribution and manufacturing operations...

Mississippi election officials argue against quick work on drawing new majority-Black districts

Jul. 11, 2024 19:14 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Redrawing some Mississippi legislative districts in time for this November's election is impossible because of tight deadlines to prepare ballots, state officials say in new court papers. Attorneys for the all-Republican state Board of Election Commissioners...

Mississippi erases some restrictions on absentee voting help for people with disabilities

Jul. 02, 2024 16:37 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is revising the restrictions it put in place last year on who can provide absentee voting assistance to people who have disabilities or cannot read or write — restrictions that were blocked by a federal judge before ultimately being altered by lawmakers. ...

Federal judge halts Mississippi law requiring age verification for websites

Jul. 01, 2024 16:55 PM EDT

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked a Mississippi law that would require users of websites and other digital services to verify their age. The preliminary injunction by U.S. District Judge Sul Ozerden came the same day the law was set to take effect. A tech...