The Typo Tax Swap Act of 2025 may be the most Mississippi thing ever
Analysis: In one of the most bizarre episodes under the dome on High Street of modern times, the Mississippi Legislature inadvertently passed the first total state income tax elimination in American history due to some Senate typos.
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Senate, House propose new income tax elimination plans, set stage for late-session showdown
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The quiet part out loud: Mississippi political leaders tolerate tax burden on poor
Former Gov. Haley Barbour finally said the quiet part out loud. During a recent speech to the Mississippi State University Stennis Institute of Government and Capitol Press Corps, the former two-term governor and master communicator said taxing groceries was a good thing because everybody has to eat. Barbour reasoned that it is important for all…
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