Empower Mississippi CEO Grant Callen announced today that Wil Ervin has been named Senior Vice President of the organization. In this role, Ervin will lead Empower’s Advocacy team, which includes public policy, government affairs,...

A few weeks ago, Governor Tate Reeves appointed Carra Powell to the State Board of Education. Powell is a single mom with two children who graduated—and one more graduating soon—from DeSoto County Public Schools....

Growing up in the small Mississippi Delta town of Itta Bena, Ezekiel Andrew McCall sang.  He always sang. Ezekiel can be seen in The Lion King on Broadway. (Photos by Curtis Brown) His father,...

Statement from Grant Callen, Founder & CEO of Empower Mississippi, on the decision by the Senate Education Committee to kill the nomination of Carra Powell for the State Board of Education: “Make no mistake,...

While a majority of likely Republican voters in Mississippi have faith in our criminal justice system, they want to see swifter action in catching and prosecuting offenders and, relatedly, they want more police on...

After two years advocating for comprehensive tax reform, our efforts – along with the tireless work of many others – resulted in the largest tax cut in state history. The Mississippi Tax Freedom Act...

Empower Mississippi CEO Grant Callen commended the Mississippi House of Representatives for passing House Bill 1733, which will provide businesses the ability to deduct the cost of equipment in the year it is put...

Would you believe we can cut taxes in a way that will create more jobs and boost our economy – with no long-term loss of revenue to the state? Normally, when a business buys...

On Thursday, the legislature hit their latest major deadline of the session. All “general bills” (the ones that create or change laws) and constitutional amendments had to pass the chamber they originated in. A...