Lawmakers set up tax study group for 2017 session
JACKSON, Miss.- Mississippi legislators have put together groups to study tax policies and take a closer look at state spending before the 2017 legislative session. ...
Tag : Gunn
The Mississippi Flag Debate: Thompson, Reeves, Hosemann, Sojourner Comment
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–The time for the Confederate Battle Flag to come off the Mississippi flag may be nearer than some have thought in recent days, with...
The Mississippi Flag: Gunn Calls for Change in Statement
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–The Mississippi flag, which has the Confederate Stars and Bars as part of its design, should be removed, said Mississippi Speaker of the House...
Former House Speaker Tim Ford to be Memorialized at Ole Miss
by kim
OXFORD, Miss.–Following his Friday death from a heart attack at 63, former Miss. House Speaker Tim Ford will be memorialized Tuesday at Ole Miss. Ford...
Remarks by State Rep. Alday Get More Criticism
by kim
DeSOTO COUNTY, Miss.–Remarks made in a Clarion-Ledger newspaper article by state Rep. Gene Alday (R-DeSoto County) are continuing to get criticism from other state lawmakers...
Nunnelee Remembered For Service: Funeral Service Today in Tupelo
by kim
PHOTO: Rep. Alan Nunnelee talks with veterans at the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C. at the 2013 Miss. Gulf Coast Honor Flight. TUPELO, Miss.–Congressman Alan...
Neshoba Co. Fair Thursday: Cochran Shows, Troublemakers Fairly Silent
by kim
PHILADELPHIA, Miss.–If you’ve ever had it out with your husband or wife, you could probably relate to the way your speaker of the Miss. House,...
Your Tax Dollars and How They Are Spent: Lawmakers to Track Every Dollar in New Program
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–This is about your tax dollars and how they are being spent. It’s a new program called “Building a Better Mississippi”, and the goal,...
Mississippi Likely to Take Hits From Outsiders on Religious Freedom Bill
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–The Religious Freedom bill is the one you’ve heard about that, in an earlier form, was a lot like one that passed in the...
Your Child’s Teacher to Get a Raise, House and Senate Agree
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Though it is not yet law, teachers will get a raise, beginning this year. The Mississippi House and Senate both signed a conference report...