What happened on Sunday, 21 January 2024
Hall County, Georgia
Hall County School Board schedules public hearings to discuss opting out of local exemption.
Appropriations, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Mississippi
Mississippi reports $10.6 billion in tax collections, with strong growth in sales and cannabis revenue.
Appropriations, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Mississippi
The Secretary of State's office briefed the committee on major IT replacements (STAR), the Broadwater Marina restoration, conversion of one-time SIIMS capital funding to annual expense, relocation plans to 660 North Street, and legal defense costs. Separately, ABC/warehouse presenters updated the committee on a planned 300,000-square-foot warehouse (target Q4 2026 completion) and tag-fund requests for license plates and mailing costs.
Appropriations, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Mississippi
Representatives described fee reductions for licensees, an inadvertent repeal language in a licensing bill that will be corrected by Appropriations, and continuing staffing gaps that the agencies say require investigator and specialist positions. Appraisal board speakers described new practicum pathways to bolster appraiser numbers.
Appropriations, Senate, Committees, Legislative, Mississippi
A representative for the Board of Tax Appeals told the Appropriations subcommittee the office is fully funded by legislative appropriation, has six employees and is asking chiefly for salary progressions (~3% across six positions) plus small increases for travel, IT contractual services and equipment replacement.
Hall County, Georgia
Hall County staff briefed commissioners on conflicts between a new local 3% homestead-cap law (House Bill 1268) and a new statewide exemption (House Bill 581) and the administrative burden of managing both. Commissioners agreed to advertise the three required public hearings and a final vote by Feb. 27, 2025.