On a January day more than 10 years ago, I first stood beneath the rotunda of the Mississippi state Capitol as an elected representative of the people of my hometown.
Young state lawmakers from Iowa, Mississippi and Oregon awarded for their bipartisan leadership in 2020
The Millennial Action Project, the largest nonpartisan organization of millennial elected officials in the U.S., awarded young state lawmakers from across the country for their work to bridge partisan divides in American politics.
“Meeting in Middle America”: Host Steven Olikara interviews Mississippi State Representative Jeramey Anderson
The latest episode of “Meeting in Middle America” with host Steven Olikara features a discussion with Mississippi Representative Jeramey Anderson, who was the youngest African-American state legislator ever elected in United States history. The podcast highlights the state’s recent move to remove the confederate flag symbol from the state’s official flag, and Anderson’s involvement with that effort.
Mississippi’s Youngest Black Lawmaker on the Fight to Remove the Confederate Flag
MAP is so excited to have connected Representative Jeramey Anderson with Rolling Stone to #amplifymelanatedvoices of Millennial leaders in our #FutureCaucus.
What a fantastic accomplishment! We are so proud of Rep. Anderson and the Mississippi Future Caucus, for which he is a co-chair, for making this dream a reality! They have been a driving force of this legislation for years, and we are thrilled to see it come to fruition.
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‘Brain drain’ relief bill passes House
'Brain Drain' Tax Credit Legislation Passes Mississippi House
House bill would exempt recent graduates from state income taxes if they stay in state
Forty percent of graduates from Mississippi's public universities have left the state five years after graduation, according to a recent report commissioned by the state College Board. On Wednesday, the House passed a bill 118-0 seeking to slow that brain drain from the state. The bill would exempt recent college graduates from state income taxes if they stay in the state for three years after graduation from a four-year college or university.
