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INTRODUCING THE STATE OF WORKING MISSISSIPPI 2012
January 25th, 2012
Many communities across Mississippi continued to experience persistently high unemployment […]
Budget Reform with Performance Based Budgeting
January 24th, 2012
With the beginning of the legislative session and change in […]
Legislative Economic Briefing Highlights
January 20th, 2012
Thursday, the Mississippi Legislature was briefed by the state economist […]
Part 3: A State Earned Income Tax Credit – Estimated Cost, Eligibility, and Encouraging & Rewarding Work
January 18th, 2012
The previous posts addressed the increasing gap between the state […]
Part 2: Making Mississippi’s Income Tax More Equitable—The Earned Income Tax Credit
January 13th, 2012
Our first post addressed the increasing gap between the state tax […]
Making Mississippi’s Income Tax More Equitable
January 11th, 2012
Mississippi’s state income tax threshold, the amount at which persons […]
JOB WATCH: U.S. EMPLOYMENT GROWS BY 200,000
January 6th, 2012
Today the national employment data reported that the U.S. added […]
A Year in Numbers: Important Facts From 2011
December 29th, 2011
As 2011 comes to a close, we have an opportunity […]
Executive Budget Recommendation: State Moving Into Fifth Year of Cuts Only Approach
December 27th, 2011
The final Executive Budget Recommendation (EBR) from Governor Barbour who […]
Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Recommendations: Cuts Continue
December 21st, 2011
On December 13, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) submitted […]
