Mississippi on shortlist of states that observe Confederate Memorial Day
State offices were closed Monday in Mississippi in honor of Confederate Memorial Day, a holiday some lawmakers have tried to eliminate.
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State offices were closed Monday in Mississippi in honor of Confederate Memorial Day, a holiday some lawmakers have tried to eliminate.
Legislation that strips significant power from the board that governs the state’s public employee pension program has passed both chambers of the Legislature.
Mississippi lawmakers have until Saturday evening to file conference reports for hundreds of bills.
Mississippi lawmakers have narrowed down the number of bills they are considering for the 2024 legislative session.
It did not take long for the Mississippi Senate to pass its Medicaid expansion proposal. A measure that has been coined “Expansion Light” around the capitol passed Thursday’s floor vote 37-15 just one day after the Senate Medicaid Committee moved forward with the legislation. The Senate allowed its expansion bill...