Summer is around the corner – and you can feel it in our household. The kids are ready for a break, and I’m sure their teachers are as well. But we haven’t arrived at summer just yet. While students may find that frustrating, it does mean one good thing for parents: there is still time to enroll in a Mississippi … Read More

It’s hard to believe, but this year will mark the twentieth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. Many don’t know this, but my wife Katie spent six years working on post-Katrina recovery projects for the Mississippi Development Authority. Through that, our family was able to see up close just how resilient Mississippians are. Since then, hurricanes have continued to hit our coastline, … Read More

President Trump recently celebrated his 100th day in office. In three short months, President Trump has arguably delivered more than any executive in American history. He’s secured the border, broken through the federal bureaucracy, and demanded that the globe respect America once again. To accomplish this, he had to sign more than 140 executive orders, a feat no other president … Read More

Let’s go back to your high school American History class. What affected the Revolutionary War’s outcome most? A strong militia? A desire for independence? Taxation? Perhaps not. I’d argue that it was Britain’s national debt. Let me explain. Prior to the American Revolution, the British monarchy had gone on a spending spree, accruing a national debt of about 75 million … Read More

America’s national security has never been a given, which is why President Reagan consistently preached “peace through strength.” Often, that strength is thought of through the lens of military prowess – the bigger the fleet, the harder we are to defeat. While true, that doesn’t tell the entire story. Unable to compete with America’s powerful military, foreign adversaries have increasingly … Read More

In recent years, Mississippi has made tremendous strides in helping job creators invest and expand throughout our communities. The results are proof that what we’re doing is working. In fact, we were just ranked number two in the nation for real gross domestic product (GDP) growth by the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Bureau of Economic Analysis. What’s more: incomes have … Read More

April is Financial Wellness Month at the Mississippi Treasury – a time to highlight the small things families and individuals can do to achieve greater financial freedom in the years ahead. It is, of course, not lost on me that the last few years have been tough for many financially. Inflation, out-of-control government spending, and a lack of affordable housing … Read More

It’s a surreal experience to walk into the White House with a meeting on the books with our nation’s leaders. As I wandered through the historic arched doors this spring as part of a small group of state financial officers, I couldn’t help but be humbled by the fact that it wasn’t just me walking through those doors, but every … Read More

Mississippi is no stranger to storm damage. We have endured hurricanes, heat waves, and tornadoes. But the storms that tore through our state in recent days leveled communities and uprooted lives. My heart truly goes out to these families and their neighborhoods. Like many Mississippians, I was raised to “Help Thy Neighbor,” so just hours after the winds died down … Read More

Mississippi just received some outstanding news: While reading scores are falling across the country, Mississippi’s are improving dramatically – so much so that some have called it the “Mississippi Miracle.” In fact, students in our state are now scoring above the national average, and I couldn’t be prouder. In recent years, our teachers have put a bigger emphasis on phonics … Read More