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Mississippi Economic Recovery Resources

MEPC is providing timely, objective information to help educate Mississippians about the resources avaialble to our state from the American Recovery and Renewal Act. MEPC has issued numerous briefs related to Mississippi's economic recovery. Please review the information below, and check back often for updates.

Federal reports issued by the GAO:

Recovery funds are being managed through a variety of state agencies. For more information about how those agencies are directing the stimulus funds, choose from the links below:

Mississippi Department of Employment Security 
Mississippi Department of Human Services
Mississippi Development Authority
Mississippi Department of Education
Mississippi Department of Environmental QualityMississippi Division of MedicaidMississippi Department of Finance and Administration (Management and Reporting Sys.)Mississippi Department of Transportation

 

 

 

News

February 28, 2010
County poverty rate is higher than state average (click here)

February 08, 2010
Mississippi Think Tank Calls for Balanced Approach to Revenue Shortfall (click here)

February 07, 2010
Mississippi - time for reveille on new revenue? (click here)

February 01, 2010
Time for new revenue? Tax advocates seek to 'balance' budget cuts (click here)

January 31, 2010
Budget: New revenue's inevitable (click here)

January 29, 2010
*MEPC Director, Ed Sivak Appears on Mississippi Public Broadcasting's (MPB) news program “Quorum”* (click here)

January 15, 2010
State Lawmakers Weigh Budget Cuts Against Tax Increases (click here)

January 08, 2010
Desoto County Students Benefit From Educational Resource Online (click here)

January 04, 2010
A Balanced Approach to State's Economic Shortfall (click here)

December 16, 2009
1 in 3 Mississippi families fails to make ends meet (click here)

December 14, 2009
Miss. Reaching Out to Nontraditional Students (click here)

December 02, 2009
Surviving economic downturn is first worry (click here)

November 08, 2009
Analysis: No talk of new Miss. taxes during crunch (click here)