Mississippi legislative session ends
The legislative session has ended. Here are the big bills that passed. A bill that allows people who donate to food pantries to get a tax cut passed. Medicaid postpartum care was…
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Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann meets with MS Coast officials
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann met with several Coast officials to discuss the 2022 legislative session. Hosemann says the most important topic discussed at the briefing was the…
Mississippi: Teacher pay, initiatives still alive midsession
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are halfway through their three-month session. Here are some issues still being considered: TEACHER SALARIES — The House and Senate have passed separate plans to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the…
Legislative Session Update: What’s the status of numerous bills in Jackson?
A teacher pay raise proposal giving teachers in Mississippi a boost in base pay is one of many topics expected to dominate this year’s legislative…
Mississippi Legislative Session to begin January 4th
Mississippi’s legislative session begins January 4th and it seems legislators have a lot to tackle this year. One of the main points of discussion will be teacher pay. Representative…
Representative Richard Bennett is in studio to discuss the upcoming legislative session
Mississippi’s legislative session begins January 4th and it seems legislators have a lot to tackle this year. We’re still navigating our way through COVID,…
Analysis: Health care, education, incentives on 2021 agendas for Mississippi lawmakers
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — With the Mississippi legislative session just beginning, officials are starting to reveal their public policy wish lists, including proposals to increase teacher pay and improve the availability of health care…
2021 Mississippi Legislative Session begins today
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi legislators have started their three-month session. The session started Tuesday during the peak of the coronavirus pandemic in the state. The 174-member body met on Tuesday for the first time since concluding last year's business in the…
Mississippi could alter legislative session amid pandemic
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says Mississippi legislators should consider delaying much of their 2021 session by several weeks. He says that could prevent the state Capitol from again becoming a super spreader…
MS 2021 legislative session set to reconvene January 5th
State legislators are scheduled to meet at the capitol in Jackson on Tuesday, January 5th for the opening of next year’s legislative session, but there is some talk that date could possibly be delayed due to COVID…
2020 Mississippi Legislative Session begins Tuesday
We are one day away from the first Tuesday of 2020, and that means the clock is ticking down to opening day of this year's state legislative session. Tomorrow morning, lawmakers from throughout Mississippi will join at the state capitol…
Pre-legislative briefing at Golden Nugget
The 2019 Legislative Session was groundbreaking for our state with the passing of the lottery and teacher pay raises. Now lawmakers are getting ready for 2020 and setting the stage with a pre-legislative briefing that took place this morning at…
Philip Gunn speaks to Coast leaders
This morning, Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn recapped the 2019 Legislative Session to a room of Coast business leaders. In three months, lawmakers were able to complete the state budget, approve a $1,500 pay raise for teachers, and work to…
Mississippi Legislative Session opens January 8th
Lawmakers throughout the state are hoping they can all work together to get their bills passed into law in the 2019 Mississippi Legislative Session set to open next Tuesday. The 2019 state legislative session doesn’t open until next Tuesday, but…
Pre-legislative briefing in Biloxi
This morning, the Mississippi Gulf Coast Chamber of Commerce hosted their annual Pre-Legislative Briefing at the Golden Nugget Casino in Biloxi. Representatives David Baria and Greg Haney, joined by Senators Michael Watson and Joel Carter, answered questions about the upcoming…
Legislative session preview from District 49 elect
The 2018 Mississippi Legislative session gets underway this coming Tuesday. District 49 Senate Elect Joel Carter will be sworn in right before it starts. Carter won the District 49 Senate seat with 52 percent of the votes as of last…
2017 Mississippi Legislature Session Ends
Today the Mississippi legislature ended its 2017 regular session, but will have to return later to pass budgets for the attorney general’s office and the Department of Transportation. Governor Phil Bryant will decide the starting date for a special session…
2017 Legislative Session Opens Today
The new year means it’s time for state lawmakers to head back to Jackson for the new legislative session. This session is set to be an important one for Coast residents. News 25’s Katarina Luketich has our report from Jackson.…
Lawmakers Vague on Tax Proposals
Mississippi lawmakers passed a substantial tax-cut package in 2016 with reductions phasing in over several years. Leaders are vague about whether they will propose other tax changes during the 2017 legislative session that begins January 3rd. An economist with the…
Discussing the 2017 Legislative Session
Tonight in Ocean Springs, residents met with State Representative Hank Zuber to discuss issues of importance for the upcoming 2017 legislative session. News 25’s Hank Davis has more. The state of Mississippi’s 2017 legislative session is drawing near and State…
Legislative Town Hall Meeting Tomorrow
The 2017 legislative session is just a week away with some big topics up for discussion and probably the most important to Coast residents is the allocation of BP oil spill settlement money. Lawmakers stress the importance of reaching out…
Pre-Legislative Briefing
The 2017 legislative session begins in one month. This session is one that is sure to be pivotal considering over $100 million in BP settlement funds is up for grabs in the state’s general fund. Coast lawmakers are ready to…
Gov. Talks of Issues He Hopes to See Pushed Through Legislature
As the 2015 Mississippi legislative session is moving out of the committee phase, changes could soon be coming.
Election Year Not Scaring Lawmakers Into Hiding
During election years, legislative chambers in Jackson are typically quieter than usual, as many lawmakers shy away from taking on controversial issues in fear of isolating voters.