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Mississippi has option to be innovative with federal stimulus funds

By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,03/22/21-12:59PM, 12,468 Reads 147,256 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Bobby Harrison:
Gov. Tate Reeves and other Republicans have argued that states do not need the $195 billion in federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to offset revenue losses caused by the coronavirus-induced economic slowdown.
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Opinion: Eliminate useless agencies

By DOUGLAS CARSWELL DOUGLAS CARSWELL
Sat,06/25/22-10:28AM, 12,458 Reads 122,952 Statewide
Mississippi’s bureaucrats are out of control -- that is the finding of a new report that looks at 222 state government bureaucracies.
Only 5% of the agencies and boards reviewed are headed by a directly elected official. The state Senate only confirms a small minority of appointees to other key positions.
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Editorial: Statistics defend Dept. of Health

Tue,04/26/22-6:38PM, 12,449 Reads 104,436 Statewide
When the NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center complained recently that Mississippi has not done enough to fight the covid-19 pandemic’s oversized impact on minority communities, the state Department of Health was ready with a strong response.
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Ernest Inman

Mon,04/04/22-10:17AM, 12,449 Reads
CHARLESTON — Ernest Inman, age 90, passed away Wednesday, March 30, at Baptist North Mississippi Hospital in Oxford.
Funeral services were 2 p.m. Saturday, April 2, in the chapel of Newsom Funeral Home. Interment followed at Charleston City Cemetery with Bro. Joe May officiating.
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