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Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann speaks with the media in the press office at the State Capitol on Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2022. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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‘It doesn’t blow the budget’: Senate sends income tax cut to House
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Wed,02/23/22-3:38PM , 1,599 Reads 16,678 Statewide
House Republicans want to eliminate the Mississippi income tax completely and have called the Senate plan a “token” cut.
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Mississippi House speaker Philip Gunn, center, and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, right, talk after Gov. Tate Reeves press conference at the State of Mississippi Woolfolk Building in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, May 7, 2020. Credit: Eric J. Shelton/Mississippi Today

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With Senate set to pass its income tax cut, House hasn’t budged on its desire for elimination
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Tue,02/22/22-4:52PM , 2,145 Reads 26,623 Statewide
Republican leaders appear so far apart on this major issue that many political observers fear it could hinder other legislation.
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Governor announces programs to help military families, expand installations
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Mon,02/21/22-4:44PM , 1,227 Reads 21,067 Statewide
Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday announced two executive orders aimed at helping children of military families, and helping protect and expand the state’s military installations and supporting industries.
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Dome of the State Capitol in Jackson. The first Legislative session of the new year convenes today, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2021. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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State chamber: Businesses are concerned with workforce, not state income tax
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY - Emmerich News
Thu,02/17/22-8:54PM , 946 Reads 12,615 Statewide
While the state legislative leadership is consumed with cutting or eliminating the income tax, state business leaders consider lack of skilled workers, Mississippi’s image and problems from the pandemic far more pressing issues.
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