JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi lawmakers are on track to impose rules that for the first time limit officials’ ability to pocket campaign money for personal use. House and Senate negotiators filed a conference report Monday on House Bill 797, striking a middle ground between stricter rules proposed by the Senate and the House’s proposal to only study the issue. The proposal comes after The Associated Press and The Clarion-Ledger questioned campaign spending in recent reports.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Senators are sending a $415 million tax cut to Gov. Phil Bryant for his approval or veto. The Senate gave final passage Monday to Senate 2858 on a 36-14 vote, after House members voted 73-44 to pass it. The agreement would phase out Mississippi’s $260-million-a-year corporate franchise tax, a long-held goal of business groups. It would also cut $145 million in income taxes.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi state government would borrow $250 million under an agreement between House and Senate negotiators. House Bill 1729 passed Monday after a larger negotiation over borrowing, tax credits and tax cuts, includes money for construction projects at universities, community colleges and Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Mississippi lawmakers have agreed to phase in $415 million in tax cuts over the next 12 years. The deal, filed just before midnight Sunday, would phase out Mississippi’s $260-million-a-year corporate franchise tax, a long-held goal of business groups. It would also cut $145 million in income taxes and lower self-employment taxes.
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