Mississippi Politics

Gipson urges temporary fuel tax relief as costs pressure Mississippi industries

Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson is calling on Mississippi state leaders to respond to rising fuel costs affecting workers, farmers and loggers, particularly during peak harvest season.

Gipson is urging officials to consider temporary fuel tax relief and other measures to ease financial strain on the state’s agricultural and timber industries.

Source: Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce.

Jon Myers

Jon Ross Myers founded Mississippi News Group in 2013. Before founding the organization, he worked at The Daily Mississippian, The Marion Salute and The Southern Sentinel. A Mississippi journalist and writer based in Ripley, he received second place in poetry in the 2025 William Faulkner Literary Competition for "The Garden."