Mississippi Economic Policy Center http://mepconline.com Mississippi Economic Policy Center news and blog HOUSE COMMITTEE REPORT: Community College Appropriations http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/02/03/house-committee-report-community-college-appropriations Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:41:18 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/02/03/house-committee-report-community-college-appropriations Governor Bryant Releases FY 2013 Executive Budget Recommendation http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/02/02/bryant-releases-fy-2013-executive-budget-recommendation Thu, 02 Feb 2012 08:26:07 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/02/02/bryant-releases-fy-2013-executive-budget-recommendation Recession Hurt Some More Than Others http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=275 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=275 Lt. gov. reveals session priorities http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=274 Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=274 Budget Reform with Performance Based Budgeting, Part Two http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/31/budget-reform-with-performance-based-budgeting-part-two Tue, 31 Jan 2012 08:17:54 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/31/budget-reform-with-performance-based-budgeting-part-two State of Working Mississippi 2012 Chapter 2: WAGES http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/30/state-of-working-mississippi-2012-chapter-2-wages Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:51:22 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/30/state-of-working-mississippi-2012-chapter-2-wages State of Working Mississippi 2012 Chapter 1: JOBS http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/26/state-of-working-mississippi-2012-chapter-1-jobs Thu, 26 Jan 2012 10:12:26 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/26/state-of-working-mississippi-2012-chapter-1-jobs MEPC Director, Ed Sivak on MPB's Mississippi Edition http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=272 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=272 How much have wages changed for Mississippians in the past decade? http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=273 Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=273 INTRODUCING THE STATE OF WORKING MISSISSIPPI 2012 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/25/introducing-the-state-of-working-mississippi-2012 Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:24:38 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/25/introducing-the-state-of-working-mississippi-2012 Budget Reform with Performance Based Budgeting http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/24/budget-reform-with-performance-based-budgeting Tue, 24 Jan 2012 08:01:42 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/24/budget-reform-with-performance-based-budgeting Bryant calls for strategy to curb teen pregnancies http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=270 Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=270 Performance Based Budgeting helpful http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=269 Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=269 Legislative Economic Briefing Highlights http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/20/legislative-economic-briefing-highlights Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:13:40 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/20/legislative-economic-briefing-highlights Part 3: A State Earned Income Tax Credit - Estimated Cost, Eligibility, and Encouraging & Rewarding Work http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/18/part-3-a-state-earned-income-tax-credit-%e2%80%93-estimated-cost-eligibility-and-encouraging-rewarding-work Wed, 18 Jan 2012 09:32:05 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/18/part-3-a-state-earned-income-tax-credit-%e2%80%93-estimated-cost-eligibility-and-encouraging-rewarding-work MEPC Director, Ed Sivak on The Gallo Show Today at 7 AM http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=267 Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=267 Part 2: Making Mississippi's Income Tax More Equitable--The Earned Income Tax Credit http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/13/part-2-making-mississippi%e2%80%99s-income-tax-more-equitable%e2%80%94the-earned-income-tax-credit Fri, 13 Jan 2012 10:11:37 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/13/part-2-making-mississippi%e2%80%99s-income-tax-more-equitable%e2%80%94the-earned-income-tax-credit Making Mississippi's Income Tax More Equitable http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/11/making-mississippi%e2%80%99s-income-tax-more-equitable Wed, 11 Jan 2012 09:08:40 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/11/making-mississippi%e2%80%99s-income-tax-more-equitable JOB WATCH: U.S. EMPLOYMENT GROWS BY 200,000 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/06/job-watch-u-s-employment-grows-by-200000 Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:45:10 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/01/06/job-watch-u-s-employment-grows-by-200000 Child care costs can be pared http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=266 Wed, 04 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=266 Some social programs may feel GOP squeeze http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=265 Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=265 A Year in Numbers: Important Facts From 2011 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/29/a-year-in-numbers-important-facts-from-2011 Thu, 29 Dec 2011 08:51:01 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/29/a-year-in-numbers-important-facts-from-2011 Executive Budget Recommendation: State Moving Into Fifth Year of Cuts Only Approach http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/27/executive-budget-recommendation-state-moving-into-fifth-year-of-cuts-only-approach Tue, 27 Dec 2011 10:32:10 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/27/executive-budget-recommendation-state-moving-into-fifth-year-of-cuts-only-approach Fiscal Year 2013 Budget Recommendations: Cuts Continue http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/21/cuts-continue-in-fy-2013 Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:23:07 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/21/cuts-continue-in-fy-2013 Mississippi State and Local Government Revenue FY 2009 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/12/mississippi-state-and-local-government-revenue-fy-2009 Mon, 12 Dec 2011 09:00:47 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/12/mississippi-state-and-local-government-revenue-fy-2009 Third of Mississippi Children Needy http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=264 Sun, 11 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=264 Federal Budget Decisions to Have Major Impact on Mississippi http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/09/federal-budget-decisions-to-have-major-impact-on-mississippi Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:35:56 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/09/federal-budget-decisions-to-have-major-impact-on-mississippi Mississippi's Current Corporate Tax Laws are Costing The State Much Needed Revenue http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/07/mississippi%e2%80%99s-current-corporate-tax-laws-are-costing-the-state-much-needed-revenue Wed, 07 Dec 2011 09:23:03 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/07/mississippi%e2%80%99s-current-corporate-tax-laws-are-costing-the-state-much-needed-revenue JOB WATCH: Mississippi Unemployment Rate Above 10 Percent http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/05/job-watch-mississippi-unemployment-rate-above-10-percent Mon, 05 Dec 2011 12:52:16 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/12/05/job-watch-mississippi-unemployment-rate-above-10-percent Ends are not meeting http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=263 Mon, 05 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=263 Cyber Monday Not a Good Deal for State Revenue http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/11/28/cyber-monday-not-a-good-deal-for-state-revenue Mon, 28 Nov 2011 09:00:33 -0600 http://mepconline.com/blog/2011/11/28/cyber-monday-not-a-good-deal-for-state-revenue Banks offering customers payday loans http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=262 Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=262 Sources of help for Miss.'s poor threatened http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=261 Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=261 Basics: Invest in our 'human capital' http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=258 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=258 Culture change in Miss. urged http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=259 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=259 Conference Addresses State Revenue Solutions http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=256 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=256 Economist: For long-term improvement, Miss. needs culture change to value education and health http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=254 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=254 MEPC aims to better Mississippi http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=255 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=255 Expert: Miss. needs to improve education, health http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=257 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=257 Child Poverty In Mississippi http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=253 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=253