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Healthcare costs for consumers are rising faster than the costs for... fb.me/2ayJE1uZp 7:23 AM May 29th via Facebook
If ACS is eliminated, federal govt. can't effectively determine how to distribute billions in funding.« Policy Matters: bit.ly/KH42Sz 8:53 AM May 25th via Tweet Button
Mississippi’s labor market conditions illustrate that the state’s recovery trails the nation and the region.... fb.me/1ONbzkD3x 6:34 AM May 22nd via Facebook
Low-wealth families may encounter more financial hurdles to supporting their children on the path to enrolling in... fb.me/u0Z9XXZ6 11:23 AM May 18th via Facebook
New report illustrates how a family’s income is related to a student’s likelihood of attending college.... fb.me/1rw6RKERs 9:08 AM May 17th via Facebook
Mississippi stands to experience greater returns for increasing post-secondary credential attainment.... fb.me/1RPLktGFv 7:24 AM May 11th via Facebook
Higher education continues to be a pathway for increasing economic security of individuals.... fb.me/1Fruo3GpB 12:15 PM May 10th via Facebook
From the beginning to the end of the recession, Mississippi lost 5.5% of all its jobs, approximately 64,000 jobs.... fb.me/15QjOrYv1 6:06 AM May 8th via Facebook
In February 2012, over 46 million people were participating in SNAP,over 650,000 SNAP participants are in... fb.me/1LScZkI11 11:51 AM May 4th via Facebook
What can contribute to increasing the rate at which Mississippi’s students attain degrees? mepconline.com/blog/?p=3566 8:37 AM May 2nd via web
A new report shows how changes in funding for higher education have affected students and households across the... fb.me/1jULrYrIG 6:37 AM Apr 30th via Facebook
The pay gap between men and women has clear effects on families’ income and their economic security.... fb.me/1szoKlz9l 8:49 AM Apr 26th via Facebook
A gap in wages between men and women persists in many Southern states.... fb.me/12nxdRrj2 10:42 AM Apr 24th via Facebook
Closing tax loopholes would help support our state services and level the playing field for local businesses.... fb.me/1A0MWRpI3 7:00 AM Apr 20th via Facebook
Inequality hurts us all. Our state tax system shouldn’t make this worse.... fb.me/1fxxa0LKY 10:57 AM Apr 19th via Facebook
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Contributions we make in taxes each year have a marked, positive effect on the lives of families, businesses and... fb.me/1yDcmb3y4 7:11 AM Apr 18th via Facebook
Policy Analyst, Sarah Welker explains how the cost of higher education is squeezing Mississippi students and... fb.me/1zMYiGTkn 12:34 PM Apr 16th via Facebook
Today, the United States Senate will be voting on the “Buffett Rule.” The “Buffett Rule” is the principle that... fb.me/118kF2FZh 9:50 AM Apr 16th via Facebook
Mississippi’s unemployment rate declined by a larger margin than any other state in February.... fb.me/1KwCXm8Up 11:08 AM Apr 12th via Facebook

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Bio MEPC (Mississippi Economic Policy Center) is a nonprofit,nonpartisan organization that conducts independent research on public policy issues in Mississippi.