Legislative Wrap Up: Bills dying and surviving on the House and Senate floor
JACKSON- Another week marked off the books for 2017 Mississippi Legislative Session. Here’s what your lawmakers did with taxpayer dollars at the Capitol this week. ...
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Mississippians talk about what they want to see this Legislative Session
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Lawmakers are back at the Capitol submitting bills to be discussed during the 2017 Legislative Session. Mississippians are speaking out about what changes they...
Lt. Gov Tate Reeves talks upcoming legislative session
JACKSON, MISS– The first gavel-in for the legislative session is just two weeks away. Lt. Governor Tate Reeves said there is much to be accomplished...
Budget meetings at the Capitol, on the agenda: agency contracts
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, Miss.- Special budget groups are meeting at the capitol to discuss agency contracts and the economic impact they have on tax payer money, on...
State Auditor releases annual report of Legislative appropriations, expenses
JACKSON, MISS– State Auditor Stacey Pickering has released the annual State of Mississippi Expenses and Appropriations of the Mississippi Legislature for the 2016 regular legislative...
Sine Die: The Day The Legislative Session Ends
JACKSON, MISS– Your lawmakers are expected to wrap things up at the Capitol today. ...
Democratic House Leadership Calls Out Legislature
JACKSON –House democrats came together today to offer criticism to this year’s legislative body. ...
Body Cams for All Mississippi Police: New Legislation Expected in 2015
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–When state lawmakers begin their legislative session in January, you can expect to hear about a bill that would fund body cams for all...
What the Storms Will Cost: Bryant May Call Special Session to Pay for It
by kim
LOUISVILLE, Miss.–The sounds of heavy machinery could be heard all around Louisville Monday as storm recovery continued. But, those sounds mean gas, labor, and ultimately...
Carmichael In the Hospital After Accident in Last Days of Legislative Session
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–It was a fall and a resulting head injury that has left state Sen. Videt Carmichael (R-Clarkdale) in the hospital. The fall came just...