Mississippi Lawmakers Set Details on $6 Billion State Budget
Mississippi legislators are set to start voting Sunday on details of a state government spending plan for the year that begins July 1.
Mississippi to Increase Minimum Welfare Payments
Mississippi families in need are set to gain a $90-per-month increase in welfare payments under a newly signed law. Gov. Tate Reeves signed Senate Bill 2759 on Wednesday, though the program is not expected to go into effect until summer.
Mississippi Rewrites 'Confusing' COVID-19 Scheduling Script
The Mississippi Health Department is rewriting a “confusing” script that employees and contractors read to people scheduling COVID-19 vaccination appointments by phone.
Mississippi to Increase Lowest Welfare Payments in the US
Mississippi will increase the lowest monthly welfare payments in the nation under a bill signed into law Wednesday by the state's Republican governor.
Gov. Reeves Nominates New Banking Commissioner
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he is nominating a regulator with almost 20 years of experience to be the state commissioner of banking and consumer finance.
Mississippi Senate: Take Time to Study State Tax Structure
The Mississippi Senate is again resisting House efforts to make big, quick changes to the state tax structure.
Analysis: Mississippi Lawmakers Mull Medicaid Revisions
One of Mississippi legislators' most important jobs is to keep Medicaid alive beyond June 30, the end of the current state budget year.
City Announces Precinct Changes in 5 Wards for Jackson Primary in 3 Weeks
With three weeks to the municipal primary election, the City of Jackson announced precincts changes in five of the seven wards and have informed those affected by the changes
Mississippi Tax Cut Plan: Alive, Then Dead, Then Alive Again
A proposal to overhaul Mississippi's tax structure was killed in the Senate but then revived in the House on Tuesday—a dispute that creates conflict as legislators enter the final weeks of their annual session.
Mississippi Tax Overhaul Appears Headed to Doom in Senate
A bill to overhaul Mississippi's tax structure faces a critical deadline Tuesday in the state Senate, but it appears unlikely to survive despite a push from Republican Gov. Tate Reeves.
Analysis: Mississippi Grappling With Tax-and-Spend Ideas
Mississippi legislators are moving into the final weeks of their three-month session, and they still need to make significant decisions about taxes and spending for the year that begins July 1.
‘Collective Suffering’ Continues Year After COVID-19 Came to Mississippi
In a March 8 press briefing, officials from MSDH discussed how the pandemic progressed over the last year, and what we can expect moving forward.
Mississippi House Nixes Change to Tourism Promotion
The Mississippi House has killed a bill that would have created a state Department of Tourism. The tourism bill was among the proposals that died under the latest legislative deadline.
Mississippi Legislators Argue Over Medical Marijuana Rules
Mississippi legislators wrangled Wednesday over regulations for medical marijuana, with the House killing one bill and the Senate reviving the issue hours later by wedging it into a separate bill.
Mississippi House Rejects Plan to Restructure History Board
The Mississippi House on Tuesday rejected a proposal to restructure the board that governs the Mississippi Department of Archives and History.
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