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- Sen. Kelvin Butler, D-McComb, left, confers with Rep. Bill Pigott, R-Tylertown, during a meeting of the House Legislative Reapportionment Committee, Sunday, March 27, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi reveals redistricting for state House and Senate
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sun,03/27/22-4:35PM , 213 Reads
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- House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, left, listens as Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann closes a meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Friday, March 25, 2022 at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Top Mississippi lawmakers reach deal on income tax cut
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,03/26/22-12:07PM , 320 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House and Senate leaders reached a deal Saturday to reduce the state income tax over four years, saying it would be the largest tax cut in the state's history.

“We are positioning ourselves to be one of the most tax-friendly states in the country,” Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn said.
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- Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, center, and House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, listen as State Economist Corey Miller speaks about the state's economic outlook, during a meeting of the Joint Legislative Budget Committee, Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi increases budget estimates; tax cuts unresolved
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Fri,03/25/22-12:24PM , 454 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Top Mississippi lawmakers on Friday increased estimates of how much tax money the state will collect this budget year and next.

The current year's general fund estimate climbed from $5.8 billion to nearly $6.9 billion. The estimate for the year that begins July 1 climbed from $6.5 billion to nearly $7 billion.
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- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks Thursday, March 24, 2022, during a news conference outside his Capitol office in Jackson, Miss. The Republican says he wants legislators to phase out the state income tax. (AP Photo/Emily Wagster Pettus)
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Mississippi gov says he's 'married' to income tax phaseout
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,03/24/22-2:47PM , 172 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves insisted Thursday that legislators pass a bill to phase out the state income tax, but other Republicans who lead the House and Senate remained far apart on the issue.
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