When Governor Conner took office, Mississippi had a roughly $13 million deficit. Conner proposed a sales tax to replenish the state treasury, and by the time he left office in 1936 there was a surplus of more than $3 million.
When Governor Conner took office, Mississippi had a roughly $13 million deficit. Conner proposed a sales tax to replenish the state treasury, and by the time he left office in 1936 there was a surplus of more than $3 million.