In the News

November 13th, 2013
Appeared in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal November 13, 2013 Mississippi’s most energetic think tank, the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, revealed a proposal Tuesday that would increase the number of Mississippi college students applying for need-based financial aid, and in… (read more)
November 13th, 2013
Appeared in the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal November 13, 2013 TUPELO – Mississippi must provide more aid to low-income college students, a new report says. Doing so would both attract more students to pursue higher education and help them to… (read more)
November 5th, 2013
At the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, we advocate for public structure that creates opportunities for individuals and families to move up the economic ladder. Over the next year, MEPC will be digging deeper on a number of its issues to… (read more)
November 5th, 2013
Appeared in the Magee Courier November 5, 2013 Last Friday, according to the Associated Press, more than 47 million Americans who receive food stamps saw their benefits go down. Congress will continue negotiations on future cuts to the program. Here… (read more)
November 3rd, 2013
Aired on WLBT/FOX 40 on November 3, 2013 Two million pounds of food are shipped out to food banks from the Mississippi Food Network’s warehouse every month. That number could rise because of the food stamp cuts. “We’re going to… (read more)
November 3rd, 2013
Aired on WJTV  Hundreds of thousands of Mississippians who get food stamps will see a cut in their benefits starting this month. A temporary increase in SNAP payments approved by Congress during the recession has expired and won’t be extended.… (read more)
October 31st, 2013
Aired on WLOX on October 31, 2013 According to representatives of the Mississippi Economic Policy Center, an estimated 664,000 Mississippians wake up this morning without as many food assistance benefits.   A temporary boost to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance program, or… (read more)
October 31st, 2013
Appeared on WCBI.com October 31, 2013 JACKSON, Miss. — Beginning today, 664,000 people in Mississippi will see their food assistance benefits cut, when a temporary boost, funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program… (read more)
October 25th, 2013
Appeared in the Clarion Ledger October 25, 2013 Mississippians and others receiving food stamps will see their monthly benefits reduced beginning next Friday. A 2009 stimulus bill that raised Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits is ending. The U.S. Department of… (read more)
October 24th, 2013
One in every four Mississippians lives in poverty, according to 2012 census data. This is an increase from one in five reported in 2007, before the recession began. The median income in Mississippi is $37,095, $13,000 below the national average,… (read more)