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Economy
Jackson sales tax diversion hits $2,612,443 in August, up 9.5% from a year earlier
September 26, 2026 · 1 min read
Jackson received $2,612,443 in sales tax diversions in August 2026, up 9.5% from $2,385,899 in August 2025. The payment ranks 10th among the last 24 months on file. The highest was April 2026 at $2,826,377, and the…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 9 · Isaias Closes In as Jackson Sales Tax Diversions Beat Forecast
October 9, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson sales tax diversions outrun last year: The city collected $2,612,443 in sales tax diversions in August, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, according to Department of Revenue diversion reports.…
Economy
Jackson Puts a Tourism Tax Hike on the November Ballot. First Since 1983.
August 27, 2026 · 2 min read
…voters to approve a 0.5% increase on restaurant and prepared-food sales, moving that tax from 1% to 1.5%, and a 1% increase on hotel, motel, and vacation-rental stays, moving lodging from 1% to 2%.
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 3 · Rubbish Fees, a $486K Midtown Grant, and a 9.5% Sales Tax Bump
October 3, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson sales tax take up 9.5 percent: The Department of Revenue’s August diversion report shows Jackson received $2,612,443, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, with fiscal-year-to-date collections at…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 8 · Gas Tax Pause Talk Meets a $5.89 Diesel Price
October 8, 2026 · 2 min read
Jackson sales tax take up 9.5 percent: Department of Revenue diversion reports show Jackson received $2,612,443 in August 2026, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, with fiscal-year-to-date collections at…
Development
In Utica, a Quiet Land Assembly at a Lake Subdivision the Tax Roll Values at a Few Hundred Dollars a Lot
September 29, 2026 · 5 min read
…to people who never built, titles that scattered through estates and tax sales, and a buyer now gathering them back. A deed with three sellers on it, one of them followed by ‘et al’ in the index, is what that kind of…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 10 · Budget Clock Hits Five Days as Millage Stays Flat
September 10, 2026 · 3 min read
…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 city, the Jackson/Hinds Library System and Jackson Public…
Development
Jackson Tabled a $111,000 Option on 93 Pearl River Acres. The Appraisals Behind It Are the Story.
October 8, 2026 · 5 min read
The revenue pitch is $24 million a year in new sales and property taxes and 2,600 direct jobs, per Richardson. Set that against the budget the council adopted in September, which Mississippi Today reported is nearly 20…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 5 · Council’s Tuesday Agenda Packs a Fee Hike, a Settlement, and Chicago Flights
October 5, 2026 · 3 min read
Sales tax diversions show metro split: August sales tax diversions, the closest thing to a monthly economic read for each city, show Jackson at $2,612,443, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, per Department of…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 7 · Council Tables Pearl River Casino Land Deal
October 7, 2026 · 3 min read
…resort and casino concept could generate up to $24 million a year in sales and property taxes and 2,600 direct jobs, against a city that cut about $26 million from its 2026 budget. Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote objected…
General News
Morning Brief: Jul 29 · Hinds County Weighs Millage Hike; Council OKs $24M in Road Work
July 29, 2026 · 3 min read
…bond will be repaid through the city’s Infrastructure Modernization Tax on online sales.
Economy
MDA Has a New Director as of Oct. 1. The Agency He Runs Spends $400 Million a Year, and Jackson Metro Is in Line for It.
October 2, 2026 · 4 min read
…Corporation, which can issue bonds for approved projects and grant a sales tax exemption on purchases made with bond proceeds. For a city with a thin capital budget and a documented backlog of infrastructure needs, that…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 2 · Amazon’s CEO Makes Mississippi His Case for Data Centers
October 2, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson sales tax collections up 9.5% in August: The Department of Revenue’s newest diversion report shows Jackson received $2,612,443 in August, up 9.5% from $2,385,899 a year earlier, with fiscal-year-to-date…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 30 · Jackson’s $337M Budget Starts Thursday With a $23M Hole
September 30, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson sales tax diversions up 9.5 percent: Jackson collected $2,612,443 in sales tax diversions in August, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, according to the Department of Revenue’s newest diversion…
Politics
Jackson Should Say No to Data Centers. Here Is Every Argument for Them, and Why Each One Fails.
September 16, 2026 · 8 min read
Claim two: it pays for itself in taxes. Look at what Mississippi actually charges. To land Amazon, the state granted a ten-year corporate income tax exemption, a 3 percent rebate on construction costs, a permanent…
Business
Jackson’s $1.99 Million Equipment Lease Comes Due Tuesday. The RFP Names Every Machine.
September 29, 2026 · 4 min read
…question worth watching. The city’s general fund is built largely on sales tax diversions from the Mississippi Department of Revenue, which paid Jackson $2,612,443 in August, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year…
General News
Morning Brief: Jul 12 · JTRAN Strike Set for Monday; Data Center Moratorium Vote Looms Tuesday
July 12, 2026 · 3 min read
Sales tax holiday ends today: Mississippi’s back-to-school sales tax holiday runs through midnight tonight, offering shoppers a 7% break on eligible clothing, footwear, and school supplies priced under $100 per item, the…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 6 · Landfill Fee Hike Lands as Refinery Lands $502M
October 6, 2026 · 3 min read
Jackson sales tax diversions up 9.5 percent: Jackson collected $2,612,443 in sales tax diversions in August, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, and is up 6.0 percent fiscal-year-to-date, according to…
General News
Morning Brief: Oct 4 · City’s ERP Bid Closes Tuesday; Hinds Budget Lands Monday
October 4, 2026 · 3 min read
Sales tax diversions split the metro: August sales tax diversions, the closest thing to a monthly economic read for each city, show Jackson receiving $2,612,443, up 9.5% from $2,385,899 a year earlier, according 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
Jackson sales tax take up 9.5 percent: Jackson collected $2,612,443 in sales tax diversions in August, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, according to Department of Revenue diversion reports.…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 27 · Diesel Sets a Record; Hinds Closes the Books Wednesday
September 27, 2026 · 3 min read
Ridgeland runs away with metro sales tax growth: August sales tax diversions show Ridgeland up 23.7 percent year over year at $1,611,884, while Pearl fell 8.6 percent to $1,166,022, according to Department of Revenue…
General News
Morning Brief: Sep 14 · Data Center Rules Land in Jackson as Regulators, Counties Meet
September 14, 2026 · 3 min read
…Inc. for Phase 2 neighborhood street resurfacing tied to Special Sales Tax Commission funding, and an emergency procurement from Southern Electric Corporation to restore power at the Hood Administration Building. The…
Development
Madison County Approves $48M Conference Center Bond After a 3-2 Fight Over the Fine Print
September 9, 2026 · 4 min read
…the public side of the deal, either. He said roughly $18 million in sales tax rebates flowing back to developers from the earlier Topgolf project are being used to cover the conference center’s bond debt. WLBT said it…
Development
Jackson’s Data Center Ban Expires Jan. 23. The Ordinance That Replaces It Is Still a Draft.
October 1, 2026 · 5 min read
…Wednesday. No data center revenue is in it. The city’s own monthly sales tax diversion from the Department of Revenue came to $2,612,443 in August, up 9.5 percent from a year earlier, which is the kind of growth a data…
Business
Jackson Wants Rate Quotes by Tuesday on a Lease-Purchase Deal It Has Not Priced or Named
September 27, 2026 · 5 min read
…picture makes the silence more consequential. Jackson’s August sales tax diversion from the Mississippi Department of Revenue was $2,612,443, up 9.5 percent from $2,385,899 a year earlier, and fiscal-year-to-date…
Business
Jackson Is Shopping for a Lender Again: Lease-Purchase Bids Due Tuesday, and the City Won’t Say What It’s Buying
September 26, 2026 · 4 min read
…Wire computed one comparison worth keeping in view. Jackson’s August sales tax diversion from the Department of Revenue was $2,612,443, up 9.5% from $2,385,899 a year earlier. On an annualized basis that is roughly $31.3…
Politics
Jackson’s Top Administrator Resigns, Leaving a Gap at City Hall
July 6, 2026 · 2 min read
He also served on the 1% Infrastructure Sales Tax Commission, a body that oversees how the city spends its dedicated infrastructure revenue.