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  • Poverty

    What the expanded Child Tax Credit means for Mississippians

    More than one in four Mississippi children—including two-fifths of Black children—are living in poverty. It’s the highest percentage in the U.S., which as a country has one of the highest child poverty rates in the wealthy world.  That’s finally about to change. Last week, 360,000 Mississippi families received their first monthly...

    By Caroline Jones
    July 19, 2021
  • Commentary

    Commentary: Mississippi does not have a state lottery. Let’s keep it that way.

    The benefits are overstated, the costs are underestimated, and there are much better ways to fund essential services.

    By Jake McGraw
    January 25, 2016
  • Analysis

    Why doesn’t Mississippi have a lottery?

    It's a simple question that requires a complex answer.

    By Jake McGraw
    January 14, 2016
  • Economics

    Mississippi’s SNAP Trap

    What happens when states prosecute people on food stamps before they prosecute people who commit tax fraud worth millions of dollars?

    By Joel Dillard, Scalawag Magazine
    December 23, 2015
  • Commentary

    Commentary: Why I joined the nationwide fast food strike

    The average fast food worker in Mississippi earns less than the poverty line and receives few benefits or protections.

    By Cajania Brown
    November 20, 2015
  • 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.

    By Matt Williams, Mississippi Center for Justice
    October 22, 2015
  • Analysis

    Pre-K study shows that Mississippi kids succeed when given a chance

    An analysis of MDE data shows that pre-K attendance can kickstart a positive domino effect that raises the likelihood of long-term academic success.

    By Jake McGraw
    September 22, 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.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    May 14, 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.

    By Matt Williams, Mississippi Center for Justice
    May 12, 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.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    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.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    March 17, 2015
  • Analysis

    Ten things you should know about Mississippi’s tax cut plans

    Will the Legislature mortgage the state's long-term fiscal health for an election year boost? Check back for updates.

    By Jake McGraw
    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.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    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.

    By Sara Miller, Mississippi Economic Policy Center
    March 5, 2015
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