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Mississippi Special Session Starts Friday

Jackson Free Press

Wednesday, July 8, 2009

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A three-judge panel declared its preference for a Democrat-preferred redistricting map late last week, potentially lining up the Mississippi Republican Party as antagonists at a May 10 hearing in Jackson.

It's official: Gov. Haley Barbour has called state lawmakers back to Jackson for another special session to deal with the 2010 state budget. The session begins on Friday, July 10, at 10 a.m.

Under Mississippi law, the governor sets the agenda for all special sessions, and this one has only three items for consideration:

• A budget appropriation for the Public Service Commission
• A budget appropriation for the Public Utilities Staff
• A budget appropriation for the Legislature to pay for the special session.

See also: Hood Says Power Companies Forced PSC Shutdown

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