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SB 2103
Teachers get a $2,000 raise, and schools get a new attendance law
Every public school teacher’s minimum salary rises by $2,000 this school year, special education teachers get $4,000, and the same law rewrites the rules on absences.
HB 4073
New state workers can retire after 30 years again, and retirees can come back sooner
The law softens last year’s pension cuts for new hires, lets retirees return to state jobs after 30 days at 80% pay, and creates a state-run retirement account.
SB 2917
The state is putting $100 million into a new cancer center in Jackson
A budget-transfer law sets aside $100 million for UMMC’s planned cancer center on State Street, plus $253 million for lawmakers’ local projects and $150 million for highways.

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General News
Morning Brief: Sep 10 · Budget Clock Hits Five Days as Millage Stays Flat
September 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget clock hits five days with millage flat: The Jackson City Council has until Sept. 15 to pass the 2026-27 budget, and the tax rate is already settled. At a special meeting, the council approved millage rates for the…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 1 · Budget Vote Lands Amid $30M Shortfall
September 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget vote lands amid $30M shortfall: The Jackson City Council is set to act on the proposed 2026-27 budget today, with a September 15 adoption deadline looming and a more than $30 million shortfall squeezing the…
Politics
Jackson Council Schedules Another Budget Hearing for Thursday, a Day After the Vote
August 26, 2026 · 2 min read
…27 at 6:00 p.m., one day after the regular meeting where the city’s budget was expected to come to a vote. The notice, published on the city’s council agendas page (jacksonms.gov), lists no agenda items in the public…
General News
Jackson’s Budget Heads to a Vote Tuesday. The Council Has Met on It Three Times in One Week.
August 22, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson’s city council has spent the better part of a week inside the budget, and it is not done yet. The city’s own meeting calendar shows a finance committee hearing on August 14, a revised budget hearing on August 19,…
Economy
Jackson’s ‘Flat’ Budget Is 16.8% Smaller. Council Members Say Even the New Numbers Look Too High.
August 20, 2026 · 3 min read
Mayor John Horhn called his proposed general fund budget for fiscal 2027 “flat.” The number he put before the City Council’s Finance Committee on Aug. 10 was $112.9 million. By the city’s own math, that is 16.8 percent…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 14 · Public Safety Budget Day Lands as Hearings Continue
August 14, 2026 · 3 min read
Public safety budget day lands: The City Council reconvenes at 2 p.m. today for the public safety slice of its FY 2027 budget hearings, with Police, Fire, Public Works and the Water and Sewer rate on the docket. The city…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 10 · Budget Hearings Open Amid Deficit Fight
August 10, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget hearings open amid deficit fight: The first of the city’s 2026-27 departmental budget hearings convenes Monday at 9 a.m., when the Jackson City Council gets an overview of the 2027 budget, revenues, debt service,…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 9 · Person of Interest Held in Fortune Death; Budget Hearings Open Monday
August 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget hearings open Monday amid deficit fight: The Jackson City Council convenes its first 2026-27 departmental budget hearing Monday at 9 a.m., with an overview of the 2027 budget, revenues, debt service, employee…
Development
Farish Street Green Is Open. The Wire Found No Public Watering Plan or Upkeep Budget.
October 9, 2026 · 3 min read
…the figures may describe different things. The Wire has not seen a budget showing whether any money is set aside for upkeep. 2C is small: after the EPA terminated two other 2C grants worth about $20.5 million, Politico…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 30 · Jackson’s $337M Budget Starts Thursday With a $23M Hole
September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson’s $337M budget takes effect Thursday: Jackson’s $337 million budget for fiscal 2027 takes effect Thursday, Oct. 1, carrying a general fund of about $113 million and a projected revenue shortfall the…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 11 · Budget Hearings Enter Day Two
August 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget hearings enter day two: The Jackson City Council’s Finance Committee reconvenes at 3 p.m. by teleconference for the second day of departmental budget hearings, with Human and Cultural Services, the Municipal…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 8 · Budget Hearings Open Monday Amid $36M Deficit Fight
August 8, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget hearings open Monday amid deficit fight: The City Council convenes its 2026-27 departmental budget hearings Monday at 2 p.m., starting with an overview of revenues, debt service, employee benefits and opioid…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 7 · Budget Hearings Open Monday; State to Raze Virginia College
August 7, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget hearings open Monday: The city released its 2026-27 departmental budget hearing schedule Thursday, with the first session set for Monday at 10 a.m. Council members will get an overview of revenues, debt service,…
Business
Jackson’s Permitting Software Is 15 Years Old. Bids on Its Replacement Are Due Oct. 6, and the City Still Has No Budget.
September 30, 2026 · 5 min read
…system, RFP No. 20477-092226, states plainly that “a formal project budget has not yet been established” and that “the City will use submitted cost proposals to inform its budget determination and contract negotiations.”
Economy
Jackson Voters Will Decide a Tourism Tax in November. The County Budget Already Books the Money.
September 25, 2026 · 4 min read
…a slate of individual funding agreements already built into the budget, including $1,460,139 for the Jackson/Hinds Library System and $20,425 for West Jackson CDC, per the neighborhood association’s account. The tourism…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 11 · Council Votes on Budget Today as Reserves Eyed
September 11, 2026 · 3 min read
Council votes on budget today: The Jackson City Council is scheduled to vote today, Sept. 11, on the fiscal 2027 budget, four days before the Sept. 15 statutory deadline. Mayor John Horhn’s initial $112.9 million…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 13 · Public Safety Budgets on the Table Today
August 13, 2026 · 3 min read
Public safety pitches land today: The Jackson City Council hears FY27 budget requests from the Fire Department, Police Department and Public Works at 1 p.m. today, the fourth day of departmental hearings. Mayor John…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 1 · Wells Autopsy Sealed; Council Pulls Budget Amendment
August 1, 2026 · 3 min read
Council pulls budget amendment: The Jackson City Council adjourned Friday’s recessed meeting after about 45 minutes without acting on a proposed amendment to the city’s fiscal 2025-26 budget, the Clarion Ledger reported.…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 6 · Fifth Circuit Kills Lead-Water Suit; Budget Clock Ticks
September 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Budget clock ticks to Sept. 15: The council must pass the FY 2026-27 budget by Sept. 15 and reconvenes Tuesday at 10 a.m. with the deadline closing. Public Works faces the deepest cut, an $8 million reduction to roughly…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 8 · Council Meets Twice as Budget Deadline Nears
September 8, 2026 · 3 min read
…a week left before the Sept. 15 deadline to adopt the fiscal 2027 budget. The millage rate was locked Sept. 3 with no tax increase, Chief Administrative Officer Pieter Teeuwissen said. The fight centers on Public Works,…
Economy
Hinds County Adopts Budget With a 1.5-Mill Increase, and the Jail Is Why
September 15, 2026 · 3 min read
The Hinds County Board of Supervisors adopted its budget at a special called meeting on Sept. 10, according to the county’s board meeting page (co.hinds.ms.us). The vote closed an $8 million gap between roughly $80…
Economy
Public Works Faces the Deepest Cut in a Budget the Council Must Pass by Sept. 15
September 5, 2026 · 3 min read
…list of funding priorities is the one Mayor John Horhn’s proposed budget cuts the hardest. Public Works would drop from about $22 million to $14 million next fiscal year, an $8 million reduction, even as it struggles to…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 19 · Prado Conservatory Clears Rezoning; Budget Talks Resume
August 19, 2026 · 3 min read
Council budget hearings resume today: The Jackson City Council’s Finance Committee reconvenes at 11:15 a.m. today for the next round of FY 2026-27 budget deliberations, following a week of departmental hearings. Mayor…
Economy
Jackson’s Flat Budget Assumes $37.5 Million in Property Tax It Hasn’t Collected in Three Years
August 11, 2026 · 3 min read
…general fund has shrunk every year since 2023, and the mayor’s new budget asks the council to trust one number that keeps not showing up. Mayor John Horhn proposed a $112.9 million general fund budget for fiscal 2026-27…
Politics
Council Rejects Budget Amendment as Jackson’s Deficit Hits $36 Million
July 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson’s budget hole is bigger than anyone said. The city is on track to bring in $99 million in revenue this fiscal year, $36 million less than the $135 million it budgeted. The City Council voted down an amendment to…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 1 · Horhn Swaps Out Two Deputies as the $23M Budget Hole Comes Due
October 1, 2026 · 3 min read
…reported. Teeuwissen had been Horhn’s right hand through the city’s budget crisis, including a shortfall that at one point was pegged above $25 million. The exits land on Oct. 1, the first day of the fiscal year, with…
Business
Jackson Moves to Rewrite Its Solid Waste Disposal Fees, Two Weeks After Passing a Budget
September 18, 2026 · 4 min read
…is notable. The council adopted the fiscal year 2026-2027 municipal budget at a special meeting on Sept. 8, a session that was recessed and reconvened on Sept. 9 and again on Sept. 11 before the budget resolution was…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 17 · Library Donation Offer Tests Budget; Zoning Council Meets Today
August 17, 2026 · 2 min read
Library donation offer tests city’s budget: The owner of the building housing the Margaret Walker Alexander Library, the most-used branch in the Jackson/Hinds Library System, has offered to donate the facility to the…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 12 · Arrest Made in Tasia Fortune Killing as Budget Lands
September 12, 2026 · 3 min read
…City Council approved next year’s roughly $113 million general fund budget Friday on a 5-1 vote, with Ward 2 Councilwoman Tina Clay opposed and Ward 4’s Brian Grizzell absent, the Clarion Ledger reported. The plan is…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 4 · City’s ERP Bid Closes Tuesday; Hinds Budget Lands Monday
October 4, 2026 · 3 min read
…as the city spends its newly adopted $113 million general fund budget.
Economy
Diesel Hit $6 in Mississippi. Here Is Who Pays First, From the Delta Harvest to Jackson’s Fuel Bill.
September 19, 2026 · 6 min read
That exposure arrives after the budget closed. The council held the millage flat at 63.03 mills on Sept. 3 and adopted a general fund budget that the Wire previously reported is 16.8 percent smaller than the prior year,…
Economy
Flat Millage Locks In No Tax Increase as Public Works Cut Looms
September 8, 2026 · 3 min read
The tax side of Jackson’s budget is settled. The spending side is not. At a special meeting on Sept. 3, the City Council locked the millage at 63.03 mills, flat for the coming year, and Chief Administrative Officer…
Politics
Jackson Council Refuses to Declare a $36 Million Deficit, Betting on Spending Restraint
August 8, 2026 · 3 min read
…calls a deficit, leaving the city’s books showing a $135 million budget against roughly $99 million in projected revenue. The gap is $36 million, and the council’s majority is betting that spending restraint will close…
Politics
Jackson’s Top Administrator Resigns, Leaving a Gap at City Hall
July 6, 2026 · 2 min read
…according to WLBT. He will likely stay on through the end of the budget year on September 30.
Development
Jackson’s Data Center Ban Has a Clock. The Ordinance It Was Meant to Buy Still Doesn’t Exist.
September 12, 2026 · 4 min read
…against the moratorium and cited the city’s roughly $23 million budget shortfall, arguing that data center tax revenue could help close it. “We need to have a worthy ordinance that protects the citizens and the city, but…
Business
Jackson Wants Rate Quotes by Tuesday on a Lease-Purchase Deal It Has Not Priced or Named
September 27, 2026 · 5 min read
…is the tell. The council adopted the fiscal year 2026-2027 municipal budget in a special meeting that began Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m., recessed twice, and reconvened Sept. 11 at 10 a.m., according to the meeting notices…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 20 · Solid Waste Fees and Debt Collector Land on Tuesday’s Council Agenda
September 20, 2026 · 3 min read
…schedule the council moved to rewrite two weeks after passing its budget. The 6 p.m. meeting also carries a resolution supporting an agreement with Municipal Intercept Company, LLC for collection of unpaid debts under…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 3 · Council Sets Tax Levy Today; Jazz Great Wilson Dies
September 3, 2026 · 3 min read
…special meeting at 10 a.m. today to adopt the fiscal 2027 municipal budget and set the ad valorem tax levy for the city and the Jackson Public Schools district, per the agenda posted Wednesday. The vote was delayed Aug.…
General News
Morning Brief: Aug 3 · Hinds Board Meets on Millage; JPS Year Underway
August 3, 2026 · 2 min read
…$72 million in projected revenue. Supervisors must adopt a balanced budget by Sept. 15, and Graham has warned that without new funding, jail construction could halt and layoffs could follow.
Development
Hinds County’s New Jail Is Behind on Supplies. Supervisors Meet Tuesday With $2.3 Million a Year Already Committed.
September 21, 2026 · 3 min read
…the money is already locked in. Supervisors adopted the county budget at a special called meeting on Sept. 10, according to the board’s published meeting calendar, and that budget carries the 1.5-mill increase the board…