Mississippi Economic Policy Center http://mepconline.com Mississippi Economic Policy Center news and blog Increasing Family Wealth and College Enrollment http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/18/increasing-family-wealth-and-college-enrollment Fri, 18 May 2012 13:13:05 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/18/increasing-family-wealth-and-college-enrollment Family Income and the Decision to Attend College http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/17/family-income-and-the-decision-to-attend-college Thu, 17 May 2012 10:03:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/17/family-income-and-the-decision-to-attend-college Part 2: WHAT ARE THE REAL RETURNS FROM POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIALS? http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/11/part-2-what-are-the-real-returns-from-post-secondary-credentials Fri, 11 May 2012 09:12:58 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/11/part-2-what-are-the-real-returns-from-post-secondary-credentials WHAT ARE THE REAL RETURNS FROM POST-SECONDARY CREDENTIALS? http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/10/what-are-the-real-returns-from-post-secondary-credentials Thu, 10 May 2012 14:05:16 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/10/what-are-the-real-returns-from-post-secondary-credentials JOB WATCH: Employment Since the End of the Recession http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/08/job-watch-employment-since-the-end-of-the-recession Tue, 08 May 2012 08:02:35 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/08/job-watch-employment-since-the-end-of-the-recession House Committee Proposal Cuts SNAP http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/04/house-committee-proposal-cuts-snap Fri, 04 May 2012 13:07:11 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/04/house-committee-proposal-cuts-snap Mississippi's Graduation Rate Task Force Goals for Increasing Degree Attainment http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/02/mississippis-graduation-rate-task-force-plans-for-increasing-degree-attainment Wed, 02 May 2012 09:55:21 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/05/02/mississippis-graduation-rate-task-force-plans-for-increasing-degree-attainment MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITIES AND THE GREAT COST SHIFT http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/30/missississippi-universities-and-the-great-cost-shift Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:46:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/30/missississippi-universities-and-the-great-cost-shift EQUAL PAY DAY 2012: A Closer Look at the Wage and Mississippi Industries http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/26/equal-pay-day-2012-a-closer-look-at-the-wage-and-mississippi-industries Thu, 26 Apr 2012 10:18:16 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/26/equal-pay-day-2012-a-closer-look-at-the-wage-and-mississippi-industries EQUAL PAY DAY 2012: A Closer Look at the Wage Gap Between Men and Women http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/24/equal-pay-day-2012-a-closer-look-at-the-wage-gap-between-men-and-women Tue, 24 Apr 2012 10:50:23 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/24/equal-pay-day-2012-a-closer-look-at-the-wage-gap-between-men-and-women Corporate Taxes are Being Eroded by Tax Incentives and Tax Avoidance Measures http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/20/corporate-taxes-are-being-eroded-by-tax-incentives-and-tax-avoidance-measures Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:24:51 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/20/corporate-taxes-are-being-eroded-by-tax-incentives-and-tax-avoidance-measures Inequality Hurts Us All--Our Tax System Shouldn't Make This Worse http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/19/inequality-hurts-us-all%e2%80%94our-tax-system-shouldn%e2%80%99t-make-this-worse Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:52:51 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/19/inequality-hurts-us-all%e2%80%94our-tax-system-shouldn%e2%80%99t-make-this-worse Building a Strong Economy and Creating Jobs Requires Making Investments in Mississippi's Workforce http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/18/building-a-strong-economy-and-creating-jobs-requires-making-investments-in-mississippi%e2%80%99s-workforce Wed, 18 Apr 2012 08:20:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/18/building-a-strong-economy-and-creating-jobs-requires-making-investments-in-mississippi%e2%80%99s-workforce What Do Tax Breaks for Millionaires Cost in Mississippi? http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/16/what-do-tax-breaks-for-millionaires-cost-in-mississippi Mon, 16 Apr 2012 11:41:58 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/16/what-do-tax-breaks-for-millionaires-cost-in-mississippi Tuition 'strain' impacts state http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=296 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=296 Mississippi's poor unfairly taxed, study says http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=295 Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=295 MARCH JOBWATCH http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/12/march-jobwatch Thu, 12 Apr 2012 13:02:23 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/12/march-jobwatch Birth rate to teen moms drops in state, US http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=294 Wed, 11 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=294 Building Toward Economic Mobility in Mississippi: State Profile http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/10/building-toward-economic-mobility-in-mississippi-state-profile Tue, 10 Apr 2012 09:09:33 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/10/building-toward-economic-mobility-in-mississippi-state-profile Mississippi puts burden on poorer residents http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=293 Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=293 Miss. interest rate dies at deadline http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=292 Thu, 05 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=292 Mississippi's State Income Tax has High Impact on Low Income Families http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/04/mississippi%e2%80%99s-state-income-tax-has-high-impact-on-low-income-families Wed, 04 Apr 2012 13:46:28 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/04/mississippi%e2%80%99s-state-income-tax-has-high-impact-on-low-income-families Opponents Denounce 'Greed Bill' http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=291 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=291 Miss. bill would raise interest on small loans http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=290 Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=290 Updated: HB1396 Takes Advantage of Mississippi's Working Families http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/02/hb1396-takes-advantage-of-mississippi%e2%80%99s-working-families Mon, 02 Apr 2012 09:22:49 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/04/02/hb1396-takes-advantage-of-mississippi%e2%80%99s-working-families Bill would nearly triple allowable interest on loans http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=288 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=288 Crowd lobbies at Miss. Capitol against small loan rate bill http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=289 Mon, 02 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=289 State General Fund Revenue Estimate: FY 2012 Revised and FY 2013 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/03/27/state-general-fund-revenue-estimate-fy-2012-revised-and-fy-2013 Tue, 27 Mar 2012 09:44:59 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/03/27/state-general-fund-revenue-estimate-fy-2012-revised-and-fy-2013 Loopholes leak taxes http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=287 Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=287 Big rate hike on interest coming? http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=285 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=285 Jobs of the future: 4 of top 20 growth fields in health care http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=286 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=286 Cuts to Education Will Have Long Term Effects on Mississippi http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/03/21/cuts-to-education-will-have-long-term-effects-on-mississippi Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:00:37 -0500 http://mepconline.com/blog/2012/03/21/cuts-to-education-will-have-long-term-effects-on-mississippi Miss. task force takes aim at teen pregnancy http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=284 Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=284 Mississippi Whites Not Used to Help Back Republican Aid Cutters http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=283 Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0500 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=283 Universities: Restore funding http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=282 Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=282 Mississippi seeks to close $30 million in tax loopholes http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=281 Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=281 'Poor' understanding: Experts say bootstrap mentality falls short http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=280 Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=280 Mississippi should invest more in adult education http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=279 Mon, 13 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=279 Want Medicaid? Ditch the Vanity Plate http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=278 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=278 Teen pregnancy an epidemic http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=276 Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0600 http://mepconline.com/news/view.php?entryID=276