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Katherine Lin

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As seen in: Mississippi Today, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Waco Tribune-Herald‎, Route Fifty, The Commercial Dispatch, News from the States, DeSoto County News
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Artist’s Dollar General painting prompts viral conversation on rural socioeconomics

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By Katherine Lin
| The Commercial Dispatch Verified
In Brejenn Allen’s painting, a store sits in a field surrounded by rows of crops. The painting’s title, “Dolla Gentral” is displayed on a distinctive yellow sign. In the expansive sky above the store in the painting, some of the clouds are made up of Dollar General receipts, twisted up and painted over. “The work is doing two things.
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State employment flat. What are economists predicting?: Mississippi Marketplace

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By Katherine Lin
| Mississippi Today Verified
In June, state unemployment remained unchanged for the fourth month in a row and year over year, at 3.8%. State economist Corey Miller said this is a continuation of the no-hire, no-fire job market of the past few months. Miller said there was a lot of hiring coming out of the pandemic but with ongoing economic uncertainty, businesses are likely reluctant to hire right now. Mississippi’s seasonally adjusted labor force participation rate, currently at 55.2%, is the lowest it’s been in two years.
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AI task force ponders whether data centers need state regulations

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By Katherine Lin, Peyton Taylor
| DeSoto County News
By Katherine Lin | Originally published by Mississippi Today Over two days, the Mississippi Artificial Intelligence Regulation Task Force heard from 19 speakers on the potential impact of data centers in the state. The goal was to listen to a variety of people and to gather facts on some of the biggest issues being raised around data centers, such as power bills, water usage and jobs. The task force is expected to make recommendations to the Legislature before next year’s regular session.
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