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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Faculty & Staff Directory (in alphabetical order)
    • Mission
    • History
    • Advisory Board
    • Director’s Welcome
  • Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources
    • Visualizations of COVID-19 Cases in Mississippi
  • Stennis Spotlight
  • Civic Education Resources
  • Elections Home, 2020
  • Publications
    • Annual Reports
    • Applied Research Reports
      • Municipal Salary Survey
      • Current Topics/ Hot off the Press
      • Economic Impact Reports
      • Oil, Gas, and Alternative Fuels
    • Conference Presentations & Papers
    • Technical Briefs
      • Archived Technical Briefs
      • Economics/Finance Technical Briefs/Reports
      • Local Government Publications
      • Local Taxes in Mississippi
      • Open Meetings & Executive Sessions
      • Social Media
    • Student Research Symposium
    • Graduate Research Spotlight
  • Programs
    • Services
    • Compensation Policy
    • Congressional Insight
    • Education Policy Fellowship Program
    • First Impressions
    • Mississippi Mayors’ Forum
    • MPPA Capstone
    • Research
      • Broadband Access
      • Forms and Functions of Government
      • Internet Sales Tax
      • Municipal Performance Survey
    • State Executive Development Institute (SEDI)
      • 2020 SEDI Registration
    • Stennis-Capitol Press Luncheon
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      • 2018 YourTown, Mississippi Registration
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COVID-19

Updated COVID-19 Resources for State and Local Communities

The Stennis Institute will continually update this section for resources for State and Local Entities to learn more about health, economic, and well-being topics surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Polling Methodologies

Polling methodologies and techniques can be confusing. For more information, we have linked a news interview with our Director, Dr. Breen, to explain the differences in polling outcomes.

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Strategic Doing: Building a Better Mississippi

Interested in advancing your town/region beyond basic comprehensive plans? Want to actually DO something to help your town? Click here to find out more

Strategic Doing Program
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New to Office? Check out the Municipal Toolkit

Congratulations on winning your municipal election! For information on the expectations, nuances, etc., of office, please download a copy of the toolkit for your information.

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Rural Broadband Policy Research

For technical briefs and links to information on rural broadband policy research...

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Local Government Leadership Institute Celebrates its First Year

LGLI is a partnership between Delta State University, The John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development at Mississippi State University, and the Mississippi Municipal League.

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Stennis Institute Publications & Tech Briefs

Interested in learning more about state and local government? click below to read more

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Elections Home, 2020

For information regarding city, county, and state-level elections for the 2020 election cycle in Mississippi, please visit the page for all of your informational needs.

Elections Home, 2020
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The 2019 Biennial Municipal Salary Survey is now available for consumption. Whether you are looking to formulate your […]

2019 Biennial Municipal Salary Survey ONLINE!

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For anyone looking for information on the 2019 Mississippi primary and general elections, previous election results, and insights […]

Elections Home, 2019

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With the advent and passing of the 2018 Special Election for one of the two Mississippi seats in […]

2018 United States Senate Election (MS) Recap

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Below are the 2019 Stennis-Montgomery Association Scholars chosen for this year’s annual Washington, D.C. trip, to take place […]

2019 Stennis-Montgomery Association Washington, D.C. Scholars have been chosen!

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Please join the Stennis Capitol Press Forum Monday February 25, 2019, when our speaker will be Mississippi Secretary of State […]

Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann to address Stennis Institute …

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Stennis Institute Program Manager, Joe Young, provides an in-depth introspection into the ad valorem taxation structure in Mississippi. […]

Ad Valorem Taxes in Mississippi: An Introduction

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Join us in 2019 for our State Executive Development Institute (SEDI). Pronounced “SEE-DEE”, the State Executive Development Institute […]

Join us for our 2019 State Executive Development Institute (SEDI) …

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In the 2014 United States Senate Republican Primary race for then incumbent Senator Thad Cochran’s seat, Mississippi’s voter […]

Examining the 2014 US Senate Republican Primary (MS) Runoff: Voter …

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In Late 2017, the Stennis Institute teamed up with the Mississippi Municipal League and Delta State University to […]

Stennis Institute Enters Year 2 in Local Government Leadership Institute …

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Discussing Policy Research, Public Service, and Student Engagement with Executive Director, Dr. Dallas Breen Early in 2018, […]

Q&A with Executive Director, Dr. Dallas Breen

MSU on Twitter

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RSS Stennis in the News

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  • Watch as NASA fired up four RS-25 rocket engines for the first time January 17, 2021
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Mississippi Municipal Toolkit

A one-stop source for all of your questions involving municipal governance and operations. This one-of-a-kind toolkit provides a comprehensive guide for any elected official, consituent, or interested ...

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Smart Growth Communities

Smart Communties Smart Growth for Rural Communities Smart Growth for Small Towns relates the principles of Smart Growth to towns and rural communities, providing examples, discussion, explanation and advice ...

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Technical Briefs

Below is a list of Technical Briefs issued by the Stennis Institute: Homestead Exemption in Mississippi COVID-19: Responsibilities of State and Local Government in Mississippi Archived Technical Briefs Economics/Finance ...

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Dr. Joseph "Dallas" Breen, Executive Director and Asst Research Professor

Welcome from the Director

Director’s Welcome Dr. Dallas Breen – Executive Director On behalf of the staff, research fellows, and students of The John C. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Development at Mississippi ...

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