Proposal to waive college tuition for foster children
A pending proposal at the state capitol will help foster children with college tuition, room and board. On February 3rd, House Bill 1313 was passed in the Mississippi…
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Mississippi House kills proposal for gas tax election
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House is backing away from a proposal for a statewide election on increasing gasoline and diesel fuel taxes. The idea was to generate more money for improvements to state highways and local roads. House Bill 1364…
Mississippi bill could help inmates during pregnancy, birth
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The Mississippi House has voted to help women who are pregnant or give birth while in jail or prison. House Bill 196 passed Tuesday. It says leg restraints and handcuffs could not be used on an inmate who…
Rule prevents video of 'gotcha' moments in Mississippi House
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi House members have adopted a new rule banning people from taking videos of lawmakers on the House floor. The rule was adopted Wednesday. Republican Jason White is the…
Mississippi House leaders sue governor over partial vetoes
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The two top leaders of the Mississippi House are suing Gov. Tate Reeves over his partial veto of some state budget bills. This sets up a new conflict among some…
Mississippi lawmakers vote to surrender Confederate symbol from state flag
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will retire the last state flag in the U.S. with the Confederate battle emblem, more than a century after white supremacist legislators adopted the design a generation after the…
Mississippi seeks abortion ban for race, sex, genetic error
By Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's Republican-controlled Legislature is trying to restrict the reasons women may seek abortion. This comes after federal courts blocked time limitations the state tried to set the past two years. A bill that…
Mississippi House passes human trafficking bill
In a bipartisan move, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed House Bill 571 which strengthens the state’s human trafficking laws. The bill passed by a vote of 115-1. Human trafficking is one of the fastest growing criminal industries with 100,000…
House halts flag amendment
The Mississippi House has halted a push to require universities to fly the state’s Confederate-themed flag. Republic Representative William Shirley persuaded the House last week to withhold a tax break from universities that don’t fly the flag. At that time,…
Bill Protecting Religious Freedoms Passes the Mississippi House
The Mississippi House passed house bill 1523 which protects anyone who believes marriage is between a man and a woman from any form of discrimination. The bill, previously known as the “Religious Liberty Accommodations Act”, passed the House today 80-39.…