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New IHL Report Shows That Medicaid Expansion Will Create Jobs; Costs Significantly Less than Previous Estimates
October 24th, 2012
A new report released by the Institutions of Higher Learning […]
Changes in GED Testing Coming to Mississippi
October 17th, 2012
Across Mississippi, 350,000 adults lack a high school degree. Passing […]
All Mississippians Pay Taxes
October 11th, 2012
Over the last few weeks, considerable attention has been paid […]
October Job Watch
October 5th, 2012
Today, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the national unemployment […]
The Nuts and Bolts of the Mississippi Budget: Chapter 3: A Look at State Revenue
October 2nd, 2012
After seeing how state funds are used, a natural question […]
The Nuts and Bolts of the Mississippi Budget: Chapter 2: A Detailed Look at State Spending
September 28th, 2012
In our last blog, readers learned about the state budget […]
The Nuts and Bolts of the Mississippi Budget: Chapter 1: The Budget Process
September 26th, 2012
Chapter 1 answers both of these questions. It begins with […]
Local Census Data:Child Poverty Rate in Mississippi Highest in the Nation
September 24th, 2012
According to data on poverty released September 20th by the […]
DEPT. OF HUMAN SERVICES FORCED TO MAKE HARD CHOICES IN BUDGET REQUEST
September 20th, 2012
Wednesday’s request from the Department of Human Services (DHS) highlighted […]
UNIVERSITIES VOICE CRITICAL NEEDS IN BUDGET HEARINGS
September 19th, 2012
On Tuesday, Mississippi’s university system presented their budget request for […]
