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Reeves pushes income tax elimination, opposes Medicaid expansion in State of the State address

Jan. 30, 2025 10:57 AM EST

Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in his Wednesday State-of-the-State Address strongly encouraged the Legislature to pass a law that abolishes the state income tax. “This money does not...

‘Make it happen’: Mississippi Legislature pushes to ban DEI as political pressure mounts

Jan. 29, 2025 11:36 AM EST

With President Donald Trump elevating bans of diversity, equity and inclusion programs to the top of national Republicans’ education agenda, Mississippi lawmakers are working to shutter DEI across the state’s higher education system. Lawmakers in Mississippi’s...