JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — When it comes to Mississippi's economy and population growth, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said Monday that things aren't so bad.
The Republican, speaking to the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University's Stennis Institute of Government, said he believes concerns about Mississippi's population loss have been overstated.
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