Rep. Busby: distance learning technology is not priority
After attaining power over the governor to spend the CARES Act funding received from the federal government, the Mississippi Legislature still has $900 million to...
Capitol staffer has COVID-19
As legislators continue to convene at the state capitol, it has been reported that a staffer at the building has tested positive for COVID-19. Both...
Flag resolution will go to committee today
Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann will be sending the recently introduced flag resolution to committee today once the Mississippi Senate gavels in at 3:00 p.m. “Sometime...
The history of Flag Day
(information courtesy of military.com) The first celebration of the U.S. Flag’s birthday was held in 1877 on the 100th anniversary of the Flag Resolution of...
Sen. Horhn: fellow legislators won’t join in removing the flag
Yesterday afternoon, a handful of Mississippi senators introduced a resolution that seeks to suspend the rules for consideration and ultimately revive Senate Bill 2446 to...
Revenue commissioner: “2021 is a great mystery”
After a late-May visit from State Economist Dr. Darrin Webb, state lawmakers have been presented with the massive challenge of closing out the budget for...
Governor Reeves responds to senators’ flag move
Yesterday afternoon, Senators Derrick Simmons and David Blount introduced a resolution that would suspend the rules for consideration and ultimately revive Senate Bill 2446 to...
Senators introduce resolution to change state flag
Senators Derrick Simmons and David Blount have introduced a resolution that seeks to suspend the rules for consideration of Senate Bill 2446 to change the...
Pickering: 3 of 4 veterans nursing homes remain COVID free
According to Stacey Pickering, the executive director of Veteran Affairs, three of the four veterans nursing homes in the state remain COVID free. “Three of...
The time to change the flag is now
In 2001, the state of Georgia announced the removal of its state flag which included the Confederate battle emblem, making Mississippi the last state to...