Russ Latino

Russ Latino is president of Empower Mississippi, a non-profit think-tank that advances education, work, and justice reforms in pursuit of helping all Mississippians rise. Russ is a proud Mississippian and the founder of Magnolia Tribune Institute. His research and writing have been published across the country in newspapers such as The Wall Street Journal, National Review, USA Today, The Hill, and The Washington Examiner, among other prominent publications. Russ has served as a national spokesman with outlets like Politico and Bloomberg. He has frequently been called on by both the media and decisionmakers to provide public policy analysis and testimony. In founding Magnolia Tribune Institute, he seeks to build on more than a decade of organizational leadership and communications experience to ensure Mississippians have access to news they can trust and opinion that makes them think deeply.

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July 21, 2023: Russ Latino: ​Laurel Leader-Call: ​Medicaid rolls decrease as state starts checking eligibility

Mar 31, 2016: Jackson Free Press: Mississippi House Leaders Mull Sales Tax Increase for Roads
Russ Latino, who leads Mississippi's chapter of the anti-tax Americans for Prosperity, says the plan could cut some income and business franchise taxes, as lawmakers discussed earlier, but could raise corporate income taxes.

Sept 3, 2015: Super Talk: GalloSnippet: Russ Latino
Russ Latino joins us for insight on Initiative 42 and more serious consequences that you may not have known:

Aug 13, 2015: Commercial Appeal: Grassroots initiative on Miss. education funding gets crowd's support
Russell Latino, a state director for the Americans for Prosperity Foundation, said the language of the initiative that got on November’s general election ballot after supporters gathered more than 200,000 petition signatures statewide opens the door to the courts setting education policy rather than the legislative branch. He offered only lukewarm support, however, for the proposed legislative alternative, saying both measures failing would be better than Measure 42 passing.