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Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center

Sara Miller is Senior Policy Analyst for the Mississippi Economic Policy Center. As a senior policy analyst, Sara primarily focuses her work on Mississippi tax and budget issues. Before working at the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, she served for three years as an Evaluator for the Mississippi Legislature?s Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review (PEER). Sara attended Louisiana State University for her undergraduate degree and was awarded a Master of Public Administration degree from George Washington University.

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  • Analysis

    Four policies that would close the wage gap for Mississippi women

    White women in make only 79 cents for every dollar earned by white men. The gap is even worse for black women.

    August 14, 2015
  • Analysis

    Supporting working moms is smart economic policy

    More than 300,000 mothers in Mississippi depend on the Earned Income Tax Credit and Child Tax Credit.

    May 14, 2015
  • Analysis

    Closing the book on fiscally-irresponsible tax cuts

    The tax cut proposal defeated during the legislative session would have placed necessary investments at risk without improving the state's economic competitiveness.

    April 16, 2015
  • Analysis

    Updated Senate plan would cut $550 million in corporate and income taxes

    The "compromise" plan adds $170 million to the price tag -- roughly as much as the Legislature underfunded K-12 education this year.

    March 17, 2015
  • Analysis

    Why 3 percent growth won?t really ‘cover’ the costs of eliminating the income tax

    If the economy grows, the income tax cut will become more expensive in absolute terms -- as will the cost of education, infrastructure, and other public services.

    March 12, 2015
  • Analysis

    House and Senate tax plans do little for struggling working families

    Low- and middle-income Mississippians pay the state's highest tax rates, but the Legislature has left them out of tax cut discussions.

    March 5, 2015
  • Analysis

    Mississippi cannot afford House or Senate tax cut plans

    The Legislature's tax cut proposals would require spending reductions for key services like education, infrastructure, mental health, and public safety.

    March 4, 2015
  • Analysis

    Wealthy Mississippians would benefit most from income tax elimination

    Eliminating the individual income tax would mean either a massive erosion of resources for education and other priorities or a tax shift from wealthy Mississippians to working families who are struggling to make ends meet.

    February 25, 2015
  • Analysis

    Eliminating the state income tax in Mississippi: Is it a tax cut or a tax shift?

    If the Legislature phases out the state's second-largest revenue source, future budgets will be forced to slash essential investments or raise taxes and fees on low- and middle-income families.

    February 25, 2015
  • Analysis

    Large corporate tax cuts are not the answer for Mississippi’s working families

    Forbes ranked Mississippi the worst state for business because of a poorly-educated workforce and substandard quality of life factors. Durable investments are needed, not more corporate tax cuts.

    February 12, 2015
  • Analysis

    Budget recommendation shortchanges schools and Medicaid

    Despite revenue growth and full reserves, the Joint Legislative Budget Committee's FY2016 proposal fails to adequately fund the state's education and health commitments.

    December 18, 2014
  • Analysis

    Legislative Budget Committee recommends sweeping budget cuts despite revenue growth and full reserves

    Despite $166 million in additional revenue, cuts are recommended for every major budget category except for the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, for which the proposal includes a very small increase for teacher pay raises enacted last year.

    December 10, 2014

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