Self-employment assistance bill dies at deadline

by Clay Chandler Published: March 6,2011
Tags: House Labor Committee, Jay Moon, Jim Finley, John Hohrn, Mississippi Department of Employment Security, Percy Watson, Rufus Straughter, Self-Employment Assistance Program
A bill that had significant support from some of the state’s most influential business groups was among the casualties of last week’s committee deadline. Senate Bill 2770 would have made those who are unemployed and who are in the process of starting a small business eligible to continue receiving unemployment benefits. It died in the [...] [...]
