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- Gov. Tate Reeves delivers a speech during an inauguration ceremony for his second term at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, Jan. 9, 2024. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Harrison: Gov. Tate Reeves ditches his past rhetoric while recruiting economic development projects
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/05/24-10:38AM , 1,314 Reads 11,582 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

During a nasty 2023 campaign, incumbent Gov. Tate Reeves derisively criticized his Democratic opponent Brandon Presley for taking campaign contributions from his “solar panel buddies … that have tried to run the oil business out of America.”
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Amazon, which will get state funding for new data centers, offers its employees help to get abortions
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,02/05/24-10:24AM , 324 Reads 5,231 Statewide
Mississippi lawmakers, who for years have restricted abortion access, recently voted to provide millions of dollars in tax breaks and cash to lure Amazon, which provides its employees money to travel out of state to obtain an abortion.
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- Gov. Tate Reeves speaks during Mississippi Economic Council's 2023 Hobnob at the Mississippi Coliseum in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today
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Governor renews call for income tax elimination in his latest budget proposal
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Fri,02/02/24-1:48PM , 774 Reads 6,998 Statewide
Gov. Tate Reeves renewed his call to eliminate the personal income tax, a major source of state revenue, in the first budget proposal of his second term.
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- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith's proposal comes as state lawmakers weigh options for addressing the Jackson water crisis before the end of the 2021 legislation session. Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for America
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Lawmakers honor Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, but Dems say it’s time for her to allow vote on federal judge
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,02/01/24-4:48PM , 663 Reads 5,633 Statewide
Twelve Senate Democrats did not vote for a resolution Thursday honoring U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith as being the first woman elected to represent Mississippi in Washington because she is blocking a vote on the nomination of Scott Colom to a federal judgeship.
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