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Flag bills die, limits on attorney general survive deadline

February 1, 2017 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Tuesday marked the first big deadline during the three-month session of the Mississippi Legislature. It was the final day for House and Senate committees to act on general bills filed in […]

Business

In bipartisan nod, GOP-led Mississippi Senate commends Obama

January 20, 2017 Online Editor 0

By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The Republican-led Mississippi Legislature has resisted much of President Barack Obama’s agenda. But in a bipartisan gesture of goodwill, the state Senate is calling the […]

Business

Mississippi Legislature cutting two weeks off 2016 session to save money

February 2, 2016 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — The Mississippi Legislature is cutting two weeks off of its session this year to save money because of budget cuts. Instead of meeting four months as they usually do to start […]

News

Number of women decreasing in Mississippi legislature: analysis

November 16, 2015 Online Editor 0

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn has been traveling the state telling voters the same thing for months: if you want your man’s voice to be heard at the Capitol, you’d better […]

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Mississippi legislature approves $17 million for tornado recovery

May 9, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off on Mississippi legislature approves $17 million for tornado recovery

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Both chambers of the Mississippi legislature has approved $17 million to help pay for recovery from disasters, including tornadoes that recently pounded the state. A bill passed the Senate unanimously during […]

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Gov. Phil Bryant convenes special session Thursday on tornado costs

May 7, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off on Gov. Phil Bryant convenes special session Thursday on tornado costs

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant has called the Mississippi Legislature into special session starting Thursday to help pay state government’s share of recovery costs after the deadly April 28 tornadoes. The governor said […]

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Dead or alive? See status of key bills at Mississippi Legislature’s first major deadline

February 5, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off on Dead or alive? See status of key bills at Mississippi Legislature’s first major deadline

JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Here’s a glance at the status of selected bills in the Mississippi Legislature. Tuesday was the first major deadline of the 2014 session. It was the final day for House and […]

Education

Bloated school payrolls, other woes fuel talk in Mississippi Legislature of district mergers

January 29, 2014 Online Editor Comments Off on Bloated school payrolls, other woes fuel talk in Mississippi Legislature of district mergers

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Reports of decrepit buildings, illiterate high school students and bloated employee rolls could fuel another round of school district consolidation by the Mississippi Legislature. Bob Strebeck, who runs the Leflore County […]

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