Mobile sports betting bill dies
Update (2/16/19): Yesterday was the deadline for the bills to pass out of the committee stage, and Willie Simmons’ Gaming Control Act didn’t make it...
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Simmons to run for Transportation Commissioner
by Alex Paton
Senator Willie Simmons has announced he will be running for the position of Transportation Commissioner for the Central District. Simmons has been in the legislature...
Featured Tobacco tax dies in House committee
by Alex Paton
While the use of tobacco products remains the number one cause of preventable death in Mississippi, a broadly supported policy to create a $1.50 per...
Featured Tobacco tax may rise to $2.18
by Alex Paton
The price for a pack of cigarettes could soon go up drastically, by $1.50 to be exact. The tax is currently at 68 cents, and Senator...
State of the State: Hit and miss, say lawmakers
JACKSON, MISS– The State of the State Address Tuesday night gave Governor Phil Bryant the opportunity to update Mississippians on the victories the state has...