Bill barring transgender athletes from women’s sports sent to governor’s desk
The ‘Mississippi Fairness Act’ is headed to the governor’s desk. After passing the Senate earlier in the session, the bill aimed at banning transgender athletes...
MSDH confirms 479 new COVID-19 cases, 21 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 479 new cases of COVID-19. The latest report brings the state’s total up to 296,154. With the...
Biden calls rollback of restrictions in Mississippi “Neanderthal thinking”
President Joe Biden is criticizing Mississippi and Texas for rolling back restrictions amid falling COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations. At 5 p.m. this afternoon, Governor...
MSDH confirms 380 new COVID-19 cases, 19 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 380 new cases of COVID-19. The latest report brings the state’s total up to 295,675 cases. With...
Key bills survive Tuesday’s deadline under the dome
Another deadline day has come and gone at the capitol and there was plenty of action under the dome. While the House proposal to eliminate...
Governor lifts Mississippi mask mandates & businesses restrictions
On the anniversary of signing his first COVID-19-related executive order, Governor Tate Reeves announced the significant step of removing mask mandates and a majority of...
MSDH confirms 301 new COVID-19 cases, 44 deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 301 new cases of COVID-19. The latest report brings the state’s total up to 295,295. With the...
OCE: “Substantial reason to believe” Palazzo misused campaign funds
Months after allegations were made by the Campaign Legal Center, a report from the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) claims that there is “substantial reason...
Hosemann cites “many issues” with House’s income tax elimination bill
Last week, a bill to eliminate the income tax in Mississippi passed the House of Representatives. After that, all eyes shifted across the building to...
MSDH reports 199 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
The Mississippi State Department of Health is reporting 199 new cases of COVID-19. The latest report—which follows a trend of lower totals on Mondays and...