JACKSON, Mississippi, March 4 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release on March 3, 2025: * * * (Jackson, Mississippi) Today, Attorney General Lynn Fitch commended both the Mississippi Senate and House of Representatives for passing their respective versions of a financial literacy curriculum bill. Senate Bill (SB) 2147and House Bill (HB) 1527 both require the Mississippi Department of Education to implement a financial literacy curriculum for students in gra  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 5 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following statement on the Corporate Transparency Act: * * * Through continued efforts to push back against the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), I'm proud to report the U.S. Treasury Department recently announced it has suspended enforcement of beneficial ownership reporting. According to the news release, the Treasury Department will: * NOT enforce any penalties or fines associated with the beneficial  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 5 -- Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson issued the following news release: * * * OPINION COLUMN: Upcoming Municipal Elections Should Be Prioritized Despite successfully administering the 2024 Presidential Election just a few months ago, Mississippi has shifted full steam ahead into the 2025 municipal elections. While the presidential election routinely garners tremendous attention, our local municipal elections are often drastically overlooked despite be  more