By Keith Plunkett | November 16th, 2018 at 9:05 am
Filed Under: Budget, Business, Commentary, Contributor, County Government, Economic Development, Economy, Feature Stories, Federal Government, Governor, Keith Plunkett, Leadership, Legislature, Mississippi, Mississippi Economic Council, Mississippi PEP, MS State Government, Opinion, Phil Bryant, Politics, Principles of Freedom, Republican, Spending, State Bonds, US Congress
‘MS still has the lowest per capita personal income, just as it has for nearly 90-years, and an abysmally low labor force participation rate (LFPR). It’s lower today, in fact, than in 1976, which was during one of the worst economic depressions in US history.’
What? This isn’t news?
It is to Governor Phil Bryant.
By MississippI PEP Staff | October 28th, 2018 at 1:11 am
Filed Under: Feature Stories, Federal Government, Mississippi PEP, National, Politics, Spending, US Congress
How do so many members manage to accumulate millions on $174-thousand dollar a year public salaries?
By MississippI PEP Staff | October 25th, 2018 at 8:12 am
Filed Under: Budget, Legislature, Mississippi, MS State Government, News, Opinion, Public Safety, Spending
Mississippi spent more than $30 million just a couple of years ago building a modern, well-equipped facility, but it hasn’t put up the money to adequately operate it. The Crime Lab is running a third below full staffing.
By MississippI PEP Staff | October 25th, 2018 at 6:16 am
Filed Under: Federal Government, Institutes of Higher Learning, Mississippi, News, Spending
Mississippians might expect it to be the job of the state’s public university administrations to always look for ways to provide services that students value and can use. Apparently the ‘W’ needed a financial incentive from the federal government.
By Keith Plunkett | October 25th, 2018 at 12:42 am
Filed Under: Abortion, Chris McDaniel, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Commentary, Contributor, Elections, Feature Stories, Federal Government, Immorality, Keith Plunkett, Mississippi PEP, Opinion, Politics, Pro-life, Progressivism, Spending, US Congress
Regardless of the position one holds on abortion, funding at least warrants concern over the fiscal irresponsibility of such a decision. Of course, the fact that a large number of taxpayers take exception with abortion being defined in a list of services as “reproductive health” should be the primary focus. A sting of several of Planned Parenthood’s providers in 2015 showed how the organization profits from the sale of discarded embryos. Moral concerns are only heightened by the cavalier attitude and lack of respect Planned Parenthood shows towards the most innocent of human lives.
By MississippI PEP Staff | October 20th, 2018 at 7:44 am
Filed Under: Budget, Economy, Federal Government, Leadership, National, News, Republican, Spending
The Trump administration on Wednesday reported $23 billion in savings from 176 deregulatory actions in fiscal year 2018. Even more consequential, the administration has issued 65 percent fewer “significant” rules—those with costs that exceed $100 million a year—than the Obama administration, and 51 percent fewer than the Bush administration, after 22 months in office.
By Keith Plunkett | October 19th, 2018 at 1:37 pm
Filed Under: Budget, Feature Stories, Federal Government, Keith Plunkett, Mississippi PEP, MS State Government, Spending
The current federal disability system is broken and desperately needs reform. The program has diverged from its original design as a safety net for the permanently and severely disabled,instead becoming a lifestyle for too many adults with manageable work limits. While many of these recipients have substantial disabilities, many individuals have much more manageable work limitations and are more work-capable in the modern American economy.
By MississippI PEP Staff | October 16th, 2018 at 2:59 pm
Filed Under: Central Mississippi, Democrats, Ethics, Law Enforcement, Mississippi, Mississippi Municipalities, MS State Government, News, Spending
The largest single demand was issued to the former executive director Kenneth Wayne Jones in the amount of $78,612, which includes an illegal severance settlement agreement paid by Canton Municipal Authority to Jones, and several electronic items.
By Ryan Walters | October 10th, 2018 at 2:41 am
Filed Under: Chris McDaniel, Cindy Hyde-Smith, Commentary, Contributor, Democrats, Elections, Federal Government, Opinion, Politics, Republican, Ryan Walters, Spending, US Congress
“Lifelong conservatives” don’t vote to detain US citizens without trial during wartime, or anytime for that matter. They don’t vote in favor of bills that increase government spending and extend massive crony capitalism programs. And they don’t vote against efforts to impose small cuts in total federal spending.
By MississippI PEP Staff | June 22nd, 2018 at 11:21 pm
Filed Under: Gulf Coast, History, Mississippi Municipalities, News, Public Service, Spending, State Flag
From the day it was filed, Ocean Springs city leaders called a recent lawsuit filed over the state flag “frivolous.” Now they’re taking action to get back the money they spent on legal bills. During a meeting Friday, the Ocean Springs Board of Aldermen voted during executive session to move forward with filing a claim to […]
