Sen. Hyde-Smith Falsely Claims Voting Rights Bill Will ‘Nullify’ Mississippi Voter ID Law
A new federal voting-rights bill would not overturn Mississippi’s photo-identification requirement for voting, despite claims U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith repeated yesterday as she denounced S. 1, the “For The People Act,” casting it as a “radical” intrusion on state’s powers.
‘We Can Bring Los Angeles to Us’: Building Natchez into a Film and Education Destination
Director Tate Taylor has recognized the need and appetite for local Mississippians to get into the film industry. The realization led him to start Film Natchez, a nonprofit organization geared toward pairing Mississippians with professionals in the film industry.
‘We Can Do Better’: Mississippi Needs Tax Reform, But Not House GOP Bill
House Bill 1439, authored by Speaker Phillip Gunn, purports to eliminate the income tax and stimulate the economy. Still, it dramatically increases taxes in at least 28 other areas, including agricultural equipment, automobile sales, manufacturing machinery and a sizable across-the-board sales tax increase on all items.
