By Clay Mansell On January 2, 2024, the Mississippi State Legislature began the first session of the new four-year term. Per the...

The Mississippi State Legislature gaveled in Tuesday, January 2 for the first day of the new term. Members were joined by family and...

Thomas Jefferson once famously said, “We do not have government by the majority. We have government by the majority who participate.”...

2703.08 Political Signs: Political signs are allowed on residential, individually owned lots only and cannot be placed in...

With the August 8, 2023, Primary Election quickly approaching, Mississippians need to be aware of upcoming important dates and deadlines....

There are heroes all around us. Today, I was to have lunch with the Mayor of Flora, Les Childress. As soon as we walked into the...

By Speaker of the House Philip Gunn As we enter the twelfth week of the 2023 Legislative Session, the House continued to meet to consider...

This was the eleventh week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Because it is late in the session, much of the week was spent deciding...

This was the tenth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Wednesday was the deadline for the House to discuss general Senate bills. Any...

This was the ninth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. The deadline for House committees to report general bills originating from the...

I have gotten to work with Joe Rooks and his brothers for many years marketing their business. It was a privilege to get to be with them...

This was the eighth week of the 2023 Legislative Session. Wednesday, Feb. 22 marked the deadline for original floor action on House...

This was the seventh week of the 2023 Legislative Session. With general bills out of the way, representatives began working on...

This was the sixth week of the 2023 Legislative Session, and it proved to be the busiest thus far. The House met as a whole throughout...

The fifth week of the 2022 Legislative Session proved to be the busiest thus far. Committee meetings to discuss House bills wrapped up...

Committees met frequently during the fourth week of the legislative session, as next Tuesday’s deadline to have House Bills out of their...

This is the third week of the 2023 Legislative Session. The deadline for introducing general bills and constitutional amendments was on...

On January 4, 2022, the Mississippi State Legislature began the third session in its four-year term. Though it is early in the session,...