NFIB requests removal of accelerated tax for small businesses
On Tuesday, National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) director Dawn Starns joined The JT Show in order to provide an update on the state’s small...
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Lottery sales are back to pre-COVID numbers
Lottery sales started to take a slump after the coronavirus struck Mississippi, however, the reopening of businesses across the state has brought numbers back to...
Mississippi restaurateur looks for seating capacity to be lifted
All restaurants in Mississippi have been granted the ability to reopen their dining areas at 50 percent capacity, but one of Mississippi’s most successful restaurateurs...
Grammy Museum Mississippi works through COVID-19
With Governor Tate Reeves’ announcement that museums will be allowed to open come Monday, the Grammy Museum Mississippi and its director, Emily Havens, are looking...
MEMA has distributed 2.25 million masks
Yesterday, the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) announced that they have distributed 2.25 million masks across the state. “There’s been a lot of work that’s...
Even with help of income tax, DOR expects “prolonged recovery”
As legislators wrap up the budget for fiscal year 2020 and move towards creating the budget for fiscal year 2021, they are expecting major losses...
Mayfield: changing business world vitalizes community colleges
The coronavirus pandemic has altered business models—both immediate and long term—for companies and organizations across the country. Dr. Andrea Mayfield, who is the executive director...
Senator Hyde-Smith is all for the SMART Act
A bill in the United States Senate called the State and Municipal Assistance for Recovery and Transition (SMART) Act could provide $500 billion to state,...
MHP Captain Poulos provides an update from the weekend
The Mississippi Highway Patrol (MHP) has concluded its 2020 Memorial Day Travel Enforcement Period. “We did see an increase in traffic over the Memorial Day...
Mississippi Warriors: one door closes, another one opens
Trung Nguyen knew he wanted to serve in the military on September 11, 2001. The first-generation American was sitting in class in Jackson County when...