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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

July 09, 2010
Listen to MEPC Director Ed Sivak Live at 5:05 on 97.3 FM (Jackson) (click here)

June 26, 2010
Jackson among 20 cities to hold budget forum (click here)

June 22, 2010
Mississippi's Unemployed and Public Employees Wait on Congressional Jobs Bill (click here)

June 21, 2010
Savings pushed by IDAs (click here)

June 17, 2010
Basic needs too costly for many (click here)

June 14, 2010
Better revenue options than lottery (click here)

June 13, 2010
Waiting game: Will Congress extend state stimulus funds? (click here)

June 12, 2010
Budget: States need Medicaid help (click here)

June 11, 2010
Report Finds Struggling Households in Hinds County (click here)

June 10, 2010
New Report Lists What Families Need to Make Ends Meet (click here)

June 10, 2010
Report: Many families struggling (click here)

June 07, 2010
Extension of Key State Fiscal Relief Measure Vital to Mississippi (click here)

June 02, 2010
Miss. residents join talk on national debt (click here)

May 24, 2010
Working Smarter (click here)

April 21, 2010
New Legislation Would Change Benefit Amounts (click here)

April 14, 2010
Three Ways to Help Raise Revenue in Mississippi (click here)

April 13, 2010
3Qs with Ed Sivak (click here)

March 30, 2010
What Will Health Care Reform Legislation Mean For Mississippi's Uninsured (click here)

March 24, 2010
The High Cost of Calories (click here)

March 22, 2010
Mississippi Laws for Payday Loans (click here)

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)

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)