2017 Mississippi State Legislature – The Mississippi Link

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School funding, budget and roads headline 2017 Legislature

JACKSON, Mississippi — Mississippi’s 174 legislators returned to the Capitol Tuesday, starting a 90-day legislative session that will run as late as April 2. There will be touches of festivity, including events celebrating the 200th […]