Mississippi Center for Public Policy

We’re honored to be a finalist for SPN’s Bob Williams Award for Biggest Home State Win! Our work on the Build Up Mississippi Act set MS on the path to eliminate the income tax—returning up to $100M a year to taxpayers. Proud to lead on bold reform! 🇺🇸

Setting the stage for an important conversation. MCPP President Douglas Carswell opened the luncheon by highlighting Mississippi’s economic momentum — and the critical role energy plays in sustaining it. Conversations like these matter.

“Energy is the lifeblood of the economy.” We were honored to host Matt Ridley as he shared insights on energy, innovation, and economic growth. A powerful reminder that reliable, affordable energy is essential to Mississippi’s continued success.

A full room. A timely conversation. A sold-out event. Thank you to everyone who joined us for our luncheon with Matt Ridley. Leaders from across Mississippi’s business, energy, and policy communities came together for a thoughtful discussion on the future of energy in Mississippi

Education Committee meeting is packed out! School choice is happening in Mississippi! #educationfreedom #schoolchoice

This isn't at all accurate. He has much more hair than Carswell.

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Happy New Year! Here are a few of our resolutions for the upcoming year and legislative session.

This year, Mississippi Center for Public Policy had over 50 op-eds published 135 times in newspapers across the state and country!

2025 saw a record number of your people graduate from our MISSISSIPPI LEADERSHIP ACADEMY!

in 2025, our Speaker Series attracted 431 paying participants, who came to listen to some of the most interesting people in the state!

So far in 2025, our Saturday email has been opened over 760,000 times! We're owning the concept of an owned-audience. (100% organic, no bot farms involved!)

Mississippi Center for Public Policy had a great year online! Over 83,000 individuals watched an average of 10+ minutes of our studio output and over 1 million YouTube impressions for 2025! (100% organic, no bot farms involved!)

An AMAZING year for Mississippi Center for Public Policy! Over 54 MILLION impressions across social media for our output! (100% organic, no bot farms involved!)

MCPP was honored to present Speaker White with a Legislative Hero Award for his leadership and commitment to the conservative values which continue to make our state great.

Congratulations to Representative Lamar who was awarded with a Legislative Hero Award for his work in eliminating Mississippi's state income tax.