Business, economics, and what is coming next in Jackson.
City Attorney Drew Martin told the council Oct. 27 a draft is days away. The sales tax exemption MDA advertises for certified data centers covers the equipment and building materials a project would buy.
By Jackson Wire Staff · October 29, 2026 · 5 min read
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Jackson voters decide in eight days whether to raise the restaurant tax by half a percent and the hotel tax by one percent, the first tourism tax change in more than 40 years, with all new revenue dedicated to Visit Jackson.
October 26, 2026 · 3 min read
Vero Fiber finished buying TEC on April 14. Six months later, docket 2026-UA-63 to move TEC of Jackson’s assets and customers to Vero Fiber ABS is still open on the PSC’s docket.
October 25, 2026 · 3 min read
The 93-acre LeFleur Development option on Pearl River floodplain land is still parked in committee three weeks after the council tabled it, and the state law that would make a Jackson casino legal still has not passed.
October 25, 2026 · 3 min read
MDEQ records show draft air permit modifications for Amazon’s Canton and Ridgeland data centers opened for comment Aug. 17 and Aug. 24. No hearing is posted for either.
October 24, 2026 · 4 min read
Jackson’s car-theft lawsuit against Kia and Hyundai closes for $178,556.05, with the city keeping a little less than $100,000, as MDOT’s two-and-a-half-year Big Fix starts putting lane closures on I-20, I-55 and I-220.
October 24, 2026 · 3 min read
The city announced a full $3.1 million match in four installments. Mississippi Home Corporation’s published manual caps supportive services at $300,000 and rental assistance at $500,000 per applicant.
October 23, 2026 · 3 min read
A July 30 demand letter obtained by the Clarion Ledger puts a number and a company name behind the $1.3 million in overbilling Mayor John Horhn described at his State of the City address, while AT&T says its charges are valid.
October 23, 2026 · 3 min read
The 754-megawatt plant Entergy says data centers help pay for cleared its last major state environmental hurdle on Oct. 14, and a pretreatment draft went to the facility a day later.
October 22, 2026 · 3 min read
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New laws, explained in plain words.
SB 2588 · in effect
New law requires citizenship checks of Mississippi voters against a federal databaseSB 2710 · in effect
Teens who carry a gun during a violent crime now go straight to adult courtHB 1662 · in effect
Divorcing parents now start at a 50-50 custody split