Gunn protested by flag supporters at Neshoba Fair
About two dozen people who want to keep the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag held the banner in silent protest Thursday as Republican state House Speaker Philip Gunn spoke at the Neshoba County Fair.
House Democrats reject sending tax cut to gov.
House Democrats, in one of their most unified moments of the past four years, may have killed the chance for large tax cuts in Mississippi’s current legislative session.
Analysis: Tax cuts winning versus increasing state services
The next time Mississippi lawmakers say the state can’t afford something, don’t believe them.
Gunn: Mississippi would not lose money with tax phase-out
House Speaker Philip Gunn used an analogy involving goats and church tithing Monday to make the point that Mississippi would never lose money under a long-term proposal to phase out the state personal income tax.
Lawmakers squabble over election-year tax cuts
It’s election year, and Mississippi policymakers are engaged in an escalating debate over who can offer the biggest, juiciest tax cut.
Differing tax cut plans advance in Mississippi House, Senate
Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves’ $382 million tax-cut proposal was big, until fellow Republican House Speaker Philip Gunn rolled out his own $1.7 billion plan to eliminate Mississippi’s personal income tax.
Gunn to seek phaseout of personal income tax
In a game of escalating tax-cut proposals, House Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, will propose the biggest so far: a $1.7 billion phaseout of Mississippi’s state personal income tax over more than a decade, a top legislator said late Monday.
Miss. House speaker plans listening tour
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn will travel the state in late September to gather ideas for the 2015 legislative session, and he said he’d like to hear possible ways to improve education, health care and job creation.
Gunn: Mississippi Republicans need to heal rift
The Mississippi Republican Party needs to heal divisions created by a hard-fought U.S. Senate primary that is still being protested by tea party conservatives, House Speaker Philip Gunn said Thursday.