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Restoration of ballot initiative process back before Mississippi lawmakers

Restoration of ballot initiative process back before Mississippi lawmakers

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 6, 2026 | Statewide

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     A measure to restore Mississippi’s ballot initiative process was moved out of the Senate Elections Committee this week to restart the negotiation process between the two chambers. Mississippi has been without a ballot...
House moves $5,000 teacher pay raise bill to the floor

House moves $5,000 teacher pay raise bill to the floor

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 6, 2026 | Statewide

By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune     A bill that aims to address the ongoing teacher shortage in the state and proposes to address problems with the state’s retirement system under the new Tier 5 system passed out of the Mississippi House Education and...
Governor Reeves rips Hosemann, DeBar as being Democrat-aligned, opposed to conservatives

Governor Reeves rips Hosemann, DeBar as being Democrat-aligned, opposed to conservatives

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 5, 2026 | Statewide

By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune     Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media early Wednesday morning to express his displeasure with how Republicans in the Mississippi Senate failed to back the House education freedom package put forward by Speaker...
Residents Urged to Document Damage and Self-report

Residents Urged to Document Damage and Self-report

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 4, 2026 | Statewide

  Mississippi residents who suffered storm damage during the winter weather event of January 23–27 are being urged to document their damage. Residents can self-report damage through the self-report tool at MSEMA.org, which helps the state document the extent of...
Things to do in the Magnolia State this February 2026

Things to do in the Magnolia State this February 2026

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 4, 2026 | Statewide

By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune     With only 28 days, February is the shortest month of the year, but it sure does have a lot going for it. Despite being a bleak month weather-wise, the famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, surely saw his shadow...
Mississippi Democrats celebrate Republican senators’ decision to kill Trump-backed school choice plan

Mississippi Democrats celebrate Republican senators’ decision to kill Trump-backed school choice plan

by Mississippi Monitor | Feb 4, 2026 | Statewide

By: Jeremy Pittari and Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune       Speaker Jason White’s signature education freedom package died at the hands of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, as Republicans joined Democrats in unanimously killing the measure....
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