Wicker championing legislation to create grant program for rural medical providers
Legislation has been introduced at the federal level to create a nationwide grant program to assist medical providers in rural areas of the country. Sen....
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Bill signed into law creating ‘Tuskegee Airmen Day’ in Mississippi
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a bipartisan bill into law honoring the fourth Thursday in March every year as “Tuskegee Airmen Day.” After both...
Mississippi Rep. Keith Jackson bonds out after stolen property charges
State Rep. Keith Jackson turned himself in to authorities on Monday morning as the Democratic lawmaker is allegedly involved in a stolen property case. According...
House minority leader bludgeons Senate over Medicaid plan: ‘Might as well not expand’
Lawmakers in the Senate came out with a dimmed version of Medicaid expansion earlier this week, and some House leaders weren’t too thrilled to hear...
Senate approves bill to give secretary of state authority over tidelands
Lawmakers are working to provide some clarity over who actually controls the Mississippi Gulf Coast’s waterfront. In what has been an ongoing battle between elected...
Mississippi lawmaker promises ‘another run’ at ballot initiative process next year
As the restoration of Mississippi’s ballot initiative process looks unlikely at this point in the session, lawmakers are hoping another year’s worth of time will...
Saturday in-person absentee voting for GOP runoff in District 2 begins this week
Mississippi will have one congressional primary runoff on April 2, which means in-person absentee will be open for the next two Saturdays across District 2....
Mississippi could allow early in-person voting in near future
by Caleb Salers
Early in-person voting could be coming to the Magnolia State. With Mississippi being just one of three states not allowing voters to cast ballots ahead...
Ag. commissioner and legislature at odds over bills dictating how money is spent at state fairgrounds
by Caleb Salers
Tensions are flaring between the Mississippi legislature and Agriculture Commissioner Andy Gipson over two bills aimed at establishing oversight of how money is spent on...
Biden admin helping illegal immigrants vote, Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson says
Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson is making waves after writing a scathing letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, claiming the federal government is...