The Mississippi House is willing to move toward full elimination. The Senate is a bit more cautious.
Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature have proposed plans to cut the state's individual income tax.
On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Philip Gunn (R) released graphics that depicted the Hou
Mississippi Legislature will consider teacher pay, other benefits this session, including this proposal that raises teacher pay another $4,700 on average.
Following the 2021 session, Senate Education chairman Sen. Dennis DeBar held public hearings around Mississippi to compile information in order
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This week, the Mississippi Senate Appropriations ARPA (American Rescue Plan Act) Subcommittee held hearings on Monday and Tuesday. Those meetings mark th
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Mississippi lawmakers wrap up 2021 legislative session
Mississippi lawmakers wrap up 2021 legislative session By Courtney Ann Jackson | April 1, 2021 at 8:38 PM CDT - Updated April 2 at 9:23 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - The legislature called it quits on the 2021 session Thursday morning. But some of the legislation that sparked the most controversy didn’t survive the legislative gauntlet.
Among those: the tax reform plan championed by Speaker Philip Gunn.
“I’ve said it repeatedly and I’ll say it again: I don’t know of any policy item we as a legislature could ever do that will benefit the people more or result in greater economic prosperity in our state than elimination of the income tax,” said Gunn.