Matt Williams, Mississippi Center for Justice, Author at Rethink Mississippi

Matt Williams, Mississippi Center for Justice

Matt is a Policy Associate in the Mississippi Center for Justice's Biloxi office, where he conducts policy analysis and research for the Center's multiple statewide advocacy campaigns. He holds both a B.A. and M.A. in Political Science from the University of Southern Mississippi. You can contact Matt at mwilliams@mscenterforjustice.org.

Economics
To rebuild after a storm, focus on building assets before it hits

East Biloxi residents are still struggling to recover from Hurricane Katrina and the BP oil spill. Community organizations are doing their part to promote economic stability, but state policymakers need to lift unnecessary burdens.
October 22, 2015
Analysis
Mississippi’s leaders thought welfare recipients were on drugs. They were wrong.

Mississippi has screened 5,578 TANF applicants for drug use since August. Only eight (0.14 percent) have tested positive.
May 12, 2015
Features
Medicaid expansion is a prescription that Mississippi needs to fill

Mississippi?s rejection of Medicaid expansion means that hundreds of thousands will remain without insurance ? and healthcare providers will be forced to pick up the tab.
July 29, 2014
Economics
Breaking the Cycle: Education must become Mississippi’s top economic development priority

Low educational achievement accounts for more than half of the income gap between Mississippi and the rest of the country.
April 7, 2014
Economics
State of Stagnation: Mississippians born at the bottom are likely to stay at the bottom

A groundbreaking study on economic mobility found that those born in poverty in Mississippi rarely have the opportunity to break out.
April 2, 2014
Economics
Slicing the Pie: Mississippi’s economy puts the few ahead of the many

In the first of a three-part series, Matt Williams of the Mississippi Center for Justice argues why Mississippians should be concerned about rising income inequality.
April 1, 2014