Featured 2018 Legislator Report Card released
BIPEC (Business and Industry Political Education Committee) has released its Legislator “Business & Jobs” Report Card for the 2018 legislative session. Derek Easley, CEO and...
Tag : 2018 Legislative Session
Featured Lt. Governor and Attorney General trade jabs after session ends
Last week, the 2018 legislative session ended without a new funding formula for public education and no long-term plan to fix the state’s infrastructure. After...
Featured Speaker Gunn breaks down 2018 legislative session
The 2018 legislative session is over, and Speaker of the House Philip Gunn has released his comprehensive review of the session. Lawmakers adjourned despite being...
Featured Legislature saves taxpayers money by adjourning early
by Alex Paton
Representative Joel Bomgar said that the state legislature is saving the taxpayers money. Thursday, March 8th, the Mississippi Senate and House of Representative adjourned for...
Featured Alcohol transportation bill headed to Governor’s desk
by Alex Paton
Mississippians may be able to transport alcohol through Dry counties soon. The bill passed both the House and the Senate and will soon head to...
Featured Governor talks legislative session and D.C. updates
by Alex Paton
Governor Phil Bryant recently sat down with News Mississippi to discuss the legislative session and his recent trip to Washington, D.C. During his time visiting with...
Featured Bill aims to free up time for lawmakers
You may wonder how lawmakers are able to get to every bill in just a 90-day legislative session in Jackson. One representative is asking the...
Featured Gov. Bryant to deliver 2018 State of the State Address
by Alex Paton
Gov. Phil Bryant announced that he will deliver the 2018 State of the State Address this Tuesday, Jan. 9th at 4:45 p.m. in the House...
Featured Chairmanships open in House, Senate, look to be filled
by Alex Paton
It is day two of the 2018 Mississippi Legislative session, and many legislators are saying that they will be discussing Medicaid, a re-write to the...
Featured Gov. talks legislative session, 2017 year in review
by Alex Paton
The 2018 legislative session kicked off today at noon and many are curious to see what will get done in the next three months time....