Finance in Mississippi runs on state revenue, banking, lending and household money decisions, and coverage here follows all of it. Reporting reaches the state's markets, its public budgets and the financial pressures facing families across the state.
Mississippi senator-elect Scott Colom said he would propose exempting earners below $75,000 a year from federal income taxes.
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A federal appeals court upheld a ruling denying a Mississippi woman's claim for insurance beyond the insurer's damage estimate.
The Mississippi bank's unaudited third-quarter results were lifted in part by a gain from selling and leasing back three branches.
Day to day, that means state budget and revenue reports, bank and credit union activity, lending conditions, and the investment and savings choices that matter to Mississippi households. Coverage reaches from the capital to the rural counties, wherever a money story touches local residents. State tax policy and the state's reliance on a few major industries shape the financial picture more than broader national trends do. Interest rates and the cost of credit are the constraints that surface most often in local finance stories.
