Gunn told supporters in his hometown of Clinton that he will campaign on reforming Mississippi’s tax structure, encouraging young families to stay in Mississippi and bringing more jobs to the state.
Read the full story: https://mississippitoday.org/2026/04/14/ex-house-speaker-philip-gunn-governor-campaign/
More Jackson coverage: https://mississippitoday.org/jackson/
All Mississippi taxpayers have until June 8 to file federal and state income and business taxes.
The Internal Revenue Service announced Tuesday and the Mississippi Department of Revenue announced today that they are extending the deadline due to Winter Storm Fern.
Thanks for all the questions. That’s all the time we had today. You can follow all our upcoming data center reporting at mississippitoday.org
Hey, Reddit! Alex Rozier and Katherine Lin here from Mississippi Today. We've been getting a lot of reader questions and comments about data centers so we’ll be doing an AMA on Thursday, April 16.
We’ve been reporting on data centers across the state from Vicksburg to Southaven. State leaders, especially Gov. Tate Reeves, see the industry as a key driver for the state’s economic future. Mississippi is offering huge tax incentives to entice companies like Amazon to set up shop in the state.
In both Mississippi and across the US, the public has raised concerns around the little transparency in the deals data center companies strike with state and local governments. In 2024, for instance, state lawmakers allowed Mississippi’s largest electric utility to skirt regulations in order to more quickly build Amazon’s data center in Madison County.
Those are in addition to worries residents have brought up potential energy and water usage, as well as air and noise pollution from the generators needed to power data centers. At the same time, data centers represent a historic investment in the state that is fueling demand in the construction industry, creating millions in revenue for school districts and local governments.
