House Bill 1185 Update
This week, the Mississippi Senate passed a funding bill for BP settlement funding. News 25’s Jaylon Morris gives us an update on the House bill and the next step toward the bill becoming a law. Ashley Edwards is the Gulf…
House Bill 1185
Crucial BP settlement bill passes
The Mississippi Senate has passed a crucial BP settlement funding bill by a vote of 51-0. The passage of House Bill 1185 by the full Senate marks an important milestone in the legislative process. Both chambers of the legislature will…
Two BP oil spill bills pass through the House
The Mississippi House of Representatives today passed two important pieces of legislation that seek to control how the BP economic damage settlement funds will be spent. House Bill 1512, which was co-authored by most members of the Mississippi Gulf Coast…