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HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT: Community College Appropriations
February 3rd, 2012
On February 1st, the House Appropriations Committee heard testimony from […]
Governor Bryant Releases FY 2013 Executive Budget Recommendation
February 2nd, 2012
Earlier this week, Governor Bryant released his Executive Budget Recommendation […]
Budget Reform with Performance Based Budgeting, Part Two
January 31st, 2012
Last week, in part one of our examination of budget […]
State of Working Mississippi 2012 Chapter 2: WAGES
January 30th, 2012
Chapter 2 of MEPC’s latest State of Working report reveals […]
State of Working Mississippi 2012 Chapter 1: JOBS
January 26th, 2012
The release of MEPC’s State of Working Mississippi 2012 reveals […]
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 […]