State Senate fails to override vetoes
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- The 2026 legislative session ended on a surprising note. Initially lawmakers passed a budget, approved spending bills, and enacted new laws. Legislators were called back to Jackson…
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Coast mayors talk 2026 legislative priorities
ROY HOWARD COMMUNITY JOURNALISM CENTER-Coast mayors say they’re pushing for funding this year that supports growth, from tourism to storm recovery and long-term infrastructure. Kristen Kaylor with the Roy Howard…
Special legislative session now underway in Jackson
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Both houses of the State legislature are meeting in special session to pass a state budget, nearly two months after the regular session ended. The proposed…
Speaking with Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann about upcoming legislation
WXXV News 25 is continuing to follow the Mississippi Legislature as it debates issues of importance to Mississippi and the Coast. Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann presides over…
Speaker White, Lt. Gov. Hosemann unveil tax cuts, other proposals as 2025 legislative session starts
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG and TAYLOR VANCE/Mississippi Today Updated 11:39 AM CST, January 8, 2025 Mississippi’s top legislative leaders on Monday unveiled details of their different plans to cut state taxes and potentially expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor, likely two of the…
Debating taxes at the Mississippi State Capitol
Tuesday marked the first day of the 2025 Legislative Session. WXXV News 25’s Dave Elliott was there for the opening of the session. A big topic of conversation this…
Speaking with Secretary of State Michael Watson on the first day of the Legislative Session
Today kicks off the state Legislative Session…
First day of Legislative Session in Mississippi
The Legislative Session in Mississippi has officially kicked off. WXXV News 25’s Dave Elliott is in Jackson and gives us more on what is in store this session.
Rep. Jeffrey Hulum III hosting pre-legislative session town hall
The legislative session for Mississippi and the United States is set to start soon. Representative Jeffrey Hulum III is hosting a pre-session town hall on the coast. The…
Lawmakers continue discussions as legislative session extended
Lawmakers in Jackson now have more time to compromise on appropriation and revenue bills as the adjournment of legislature has been extended until May 14th. WXXV News 25’s Ethan…
Mississippi governor pushes state incentives to finalize deal for 2 data processing centers
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 12:41 PM CST, January 24, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A tech company will invest $10 billion to build two data processing centers that will create 1,000 jobs in central Mississippi, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said…
Outlining key priorities for new legislative session
The new legislative session for Mississippi started on January 2nd, officials outlining key priorities for this year’s session. Governor Tate Reeves and Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann were in Jackson…
Republican-led Mississippi Legislature begins 4-year term with new leadership in the House
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 2:34 PM CST, January 2, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Republican-controlled Mississippi Legislature began its annual session Tuesday, as all members were sworn in for a four-year term and the House chose new leaders after…
Mississippi’s top lawmakers skip initial budget proposals because of disagreement with governor
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 12:34 PM CST, December 6, 2023 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators will begin their session next month without a broad outline from their leaders about how the state should spend money during the year that…
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…
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…