Federal Government & Agencies
Bigger Pie Forum believes the Federal Government has over extended its regulatory reach across the American economy resulting in underperformance. BPF highlights and seeks answers to the lacking dynamism necessary to produce the prosperity Mississippians need and deserve.
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How the Funds of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 Can Be Used
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Legislative Session 2021
Some Other Close Elections
It’s hard to believe, but this election may not be the ugliest. And may not be the most transformative.
Public Service Commissioner Presley Requests Federal Investigation of AT&T
Commissioner Presley wants an investigation into whether AT&T is spending properly $283.78 million in federal funds designed to help improve broadband access in Mississippi.
Supreme Court Case on Flooding and Property Rights
Plaintiffs in a decade-old lawsuit over Hurricane Katrina surge flooding in New Orleans are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to have another look after a federal appeals court ruled against them. The St. Bernard Parish v. United States case has implications that go far beyond the surge flooding.
Mississippi Could Benefit from the Trump Administration’s Opportunity Zone Program
The Trump Administration’s tax plan has a feature known as the Opportunity Zone program which allows investors to receive a tax break on capital in impoverished areas.
U.S. Supreme Court Civil Asset Forfeiture Case
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking up a case regarding civil asset forfeiture. The ramifications for personal property rights in the U.S. could be massive. Timbs v. Indiana could decide whether the Excessive Fines Clause of the Eighth Amendment applies to the states. The court will then have to decide how it will potentially affect civil asset forfeiture.
U.S. Debt – Entitlements and Grants
The Magnolia State was ranked 16th in per capita grant spending, as the federal grants awarded to Mississippi added up to $2,134 per resident.