Editor’s Note: This is part of a series on the effort to bring a hotel tax to Jackson County. Previous report can be found here. Taxes – no matter what most politicians say, they love them. Tax money enables the politician to wield influence, enrich themselves, and reward their politically allied business friends. Spending tax …
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District 4 Supervisor Troy Ross finally submitted his Statement of Economic Interest yesterday. The filings covered 2011-2013, with the 2011 filing coming over four years late. The filings are not currently available until the Mississippi Ethics Commission reviews them and releases them to the public. The process usually takes a few business days.
One of the unique benefits of Chevron’s retirement programs is a very generous retirement savings matching plan. If an employee contributes 1% of his pay, Chevron will kick in 4% of his pay to match. If he contributes 2%, Chevron will kick in 8% of his pay. The interesting thing about Chevron’s plan is that …
Are elected officials allowed to use county owned fax machines and e-mail addresses for partisan campaign activities? Of note: the Mississippi Ethics Commission website still shows no Statements of Economic Interest filed for Ross from 2011-2013. The 2014 report has not been updated to add deficient information.