Mississippi Senators split votes on Infrastructure Package
Mississippi Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith were of different minds on Senate passage of the $1-trillion Infrastructure bill. Hyde-Smiths office released the following: U.S....
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K-12 Schools to Receive $150M for Distance Learning Under Senate Proposal
Licensure Bill Aimed at Reducing Teacher Shortage Sent to Governor The Mississippi Senate voted today to dedicate $150 million from the federal Coronavirus Relief Fund...
First Steps In Making the Budget for FY 2021 Are Underway
The Mississippi House and Senate gaveled back in today to start taking up items regarding the state’s budget for fiscal year 2021. They are already...
Hyde-Smith: HEROES Act “will never become law”
On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi introduced a $3 trillion coronavirus relief bill that is expected to be passed by the House on...
Dead or Alive? See some bills that made it out of committee deadline
Yesterday, March 3rd, was the committee deadline day. Meaning this is the day that bills that have been introduced to both the House and the...
Big News for Teachers from the Mississippi Senate Today
Today, February 5th, 2020, Senator Debar, Chairman of the Senate Education Committee, brought SB 2001 to the floor. This is the bill that would include...
Bill Of The Week: SCR 511
What is this and how can it affect you? Democratic Senator of District 29, David Blount, has introduced a bill to amend Mississippi’s constitution and...
Lt. Governor Hosemann’s First Day in the Senate, Names Committees
This is Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann’s first time to gavel in the Senate after being inaugurated yesterday to Lt. Governor after serving as the Secretary...
Recap of the Session Day 2
The Senate and House of Representatives met at the Capitol for the second day of the Legislative session. The Senate was set to meet at...
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...