JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- The special legislative session that was set to begin next week to discuss the redrawing of state Supreme Court districts has been called off. The cancellation comes after the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Monday vacated the…
The Special Session of the Mississippi Legislature came to an end Friday. There was tension between the House and Senate and Democrats and Republicans. The result? A $7.1 billion…
Mississippi lawmakers have passed a budget and have adjourned the special session called for that matter. The Senate gave its approval to the budget at the end of day one of the session, leaving it to the House to complete…
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…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- There will be a flurry of activity up at the state capitol in Jackson on Tuesday. Governor Reeves has called lawmakers back for a special session.…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)- Governor Tate Reeves has called a special session of the Mississippi Legislature. The session is scheduled to begin at 11 Wednesday morning. A proposed budget has…
JACKSON, Miss- It looks like Mississippi lawmakers will be heading back to Jackson next week for a special session. Governor Tate Reeves made that announcement on his Facebook page late this afternoon. The regular session adjourned before a budget was…
JACKSON, Miss. (WXXV)-Governor Tate Reeves held a press conference this afternoon. He spoke about the storms from last night as well as the state’s economic growth in…
Gov. Tate Reeves will call a special session of the Mississippi Legislature to finalize a deal to bring an aluminum production facility to the Golden Triangle. Reeves said in a press release that the deal will bring 1,000 high-paying jobs…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is still not saying whether he will call legislators into special session to enact a medical marijuana program and consider other issues that House and Senate…
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Some Mississippi lawmakers say they want Gov. Tate Reeves to call them back to the Capitol for a special session to revive the state’s initiative process. Others want a chance to quickly revive discussion of a medical…
The special session for the funding of Mississippi’s roads and bridges has come to a close. After five days of debate and deal striking, Governor Phil Bryant signed three pieces of legislation into law. What the governor wanted, he got…
Governor Phil Bryant has issued the official document to call lawmakers to Jackson to discuss more money for roads and bridges. Legislators are meeting today at the state capitol. Their plan includes diverting some taxes on internet sales to cities…
Governor Phil Bryant has issued the official document to call lawmakers to Jackson Thursday to discuss more money for roads and bridges. Legislators are set to meet at the state capital tomorrow. The plan includes diverting some taxes on internet…
Governor Phil Bryant will call lawmakers into a two day special-session to discuss a significant increase in spending on roads and bridges. Don’t worry, fuel taxes won’t be increasing. Governor Bryant, House Speaker Philip Gunn, and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves…
After working into the night, state lawmakers wrap up a special session in just one day, an effort to save taxpayers what can cost up to $100,000 a day when legislators are working in the capitol. Budgets were worked out…
State lawmakers were in Jackson today for a special session expected to last one or two days. The session convened at 10 a.m. to finish budgets for the Mississippi Department of Transportation and the Attorney General’s Office. Attorney General Jim…
The upcoming special session for the Mississippi Legislature will solely focus on dealing with the state budget. Previously there was speculation lawmakers could consider the idea of a lottery during next month’s special session. Governor Phil Bryant put an end…
Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he does not expect legislators to debate the creation of a state lottery during a special session next month. Governor Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers back to the capitol starting June 5th to finish…
A spokesman says Governor Phil Bryant has not completed the agenda for a special legislative session, but the top issue will be finishing the budget. Bryant called the session to begin June 5th. Legislators left in late March without setting…
The Mississippi House agreed to a plan to fill deficits in the final days of the budget year. Today, the House voted 72-37 to pass Senate Bill 2001 in a special session, but only after hours of debate. The bill…
Today is day two of a special legislative session addressing the state’s budget deficit. State senators passed a bill Tuesday to let Governor Phil Bryant dip further into the state’s financial reserves to plug a hole in the state budget,…
The Mississippi House will convene again tomorrow for a second day of a special session addressing the state's budget deficit. State Senators passed a bill today to let Governor Phil Bryant dip further into the state’s financial reserves to plug…
State legislators will be making a trip to the Capital tomorrow. Governor Phil Bryant has called a special session to address shortfalls in Mississippi’s 2016 budget. The session will open at 10 a.m. with one item on the agenda: legislation…