Recognized for some highly effective policy work — including the biggest state-policy win in America for 2025.
Behind that recognition is a string of big free-market reforms — labor-market deregulation, flat-tax reform, school-funding reform, and in 2025 the abolition of the income tax, a first for any state since 1980. Twice in four years, our peers have voted us winners of the State Policy Network's Bob Williams Award — and Mississippi is now among the fastest-improving economies in the country.
Awarded by the State Policy Network in recognition of Mississippi's elimination of the income tax — making it the first state to do so since oil-rich Alaska in 1980.
Awarded by the State Policy Network in recognition of Mississippi's flat-tax reform — sweeping away the old graduated income tax for a single low flat rate that rewards work and investment.
Shortlisted for CompareMySchool.com — our free tool letting any parent compare every Mississippi public school side by side.
Open the tool →Shortlisted alongside Empower Mississippi for developing the Education Finance Simulator, which helped redesign the state's school-funding formula.
Won by our litigation division, the Mississippi Justice Institute, for its successful effort to overturn the federal vaccine mandate — defending Mississippians' constitutional rights in court.
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We hold GuideStar's top “Platinum” transparency rating — the highest standard of financial accountability for a nonprofit.
View our profile →Our ideas and people are cited and published from the Wall Street Journal to the Clarion Ledger.
See coverage →Every award reflects real reform delivered for Mississippians — powered by supporters who believe the state can lead.
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