Let The Session Begin
The House of Representatives and the Senate both gaveled in at noon on January 7th of 2020. Here is what you need to know: In...
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Washington After the Midterms
Well, the midterms are all but over and the results were predictable. Democrats flipped 35 Republican seats in the House, with more likely to go...
Runoff election results are in: two republicans to take office
by Alex Paton
The runoff for Senate District 10 in Tate and Marshall counties was held yesterday. The runoff was between democrat Sharon Gipson and Neil Whaley, a...
Politically-frustrated libertarian voice grows in Mississippi
JACKSON, MISS– A recent poll showed that Mississippi is overwhelmingly Trump territory, but there’s a minority both in the state, and nationwide, that is reaching...
Clinton, Kasich Take Mississippi Lawmaker’s Support for President
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Mississippi lawmakers are pledging their support to a few of the presidential candidates as the campaigning heats up toward 2016. ...
Holland in the Hospital: State Representative in for Abdominal Infection
by kim
PLANTERSVILLE, Miss.–State Rep. Steve Holland (D-Plantersville) is in the hospital for an abdominal infection and he expects to be there for at least another week,...
Swearing-In For Trent Kelly, Head to DC Monday Afternoon
by kim
TUPELO, Miss.–A swearing-in ceremony for Mississippi’s newest Congressman, Trent Kelly, was set for Monday at 11 a.m. at Lee County Justice Court. After that, Kelly...
Bryant “Ready for This Campaign” After Challenge by Democrat Slater
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–The campaign for Phil Bryant to remain the governor of Mississippi has a new dynamic after Thursday’s announcement by state Democrats: a challenger. She...
Medicaid Expansion in 2015: Howell Says State Has Already Added 70,000 More People
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–When you hear talk from state lawmakers about expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, most of what you are hearing is the possibility...
Keeping the Cargo Plane Squadron in Mississippi: Palazzo Says It Could Happen Post-Election
by kim
BILOXI, Miss.–Keeping the C130js on the Mississippi coast is a fight against the federal government that’s been going on for quite a while. But since...