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On Wednesday, Rep. Chad McMahan (R, Guntown) offered an amendment to a bill that would move the state capital from Jackson to Tupelo, which is a few miles south of Guntown.

Victor Collins has spent half his life working for the county road department.

JACKSON — Legislative leaders are noncommittal or hesitant to advance legislation that replaces Mississippi two statues of white supremacists in the U.S. Capitol.

JACKSON — A bipartisan majority of Northeast Mississippi lawmakers in the state House of Representatives either support or want to explore a proposal to give qualified mothers additional postpartum Medicaid

A Senate and House incumbent from the Golden Triangle are both facing primary challengers in their bids for reelection, according to the most recent qualifying information filed with the state Republican party.

Yesterday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day or, if you’re a Mississippi Republican, Robert E. Lee’s Birthday. The former is a federal holiday, the latter a state holiday to honor the memory of someone who likely never set foot in Mississippi and led an armed rebellion against the United States.

A Golden Triangle legislator is running for his seat once again. Rob Roberson took to social media to announce he has signed qualifying papers for the state House District 43 seat.

The county has new leadership in the road department as supervisors started 2023 ushering out the old guard.

Columbus Dispatch. December 20, 2022.

Supervisors on Monday handed their lobbyist a “moon” and a “star” in projects for which to request state funding at the upcoming legislative session in Jackson.