By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Efforts proposed by the Mississippi House to temporarily allow liquor stores, restaurants and casinos to bypass the state’s backlogged Alcoholic Beverage Control have died in conference. Package stores and other...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune While the House concurred on the Senate’s version of two bills that made changes to the state’s medical cannabis program, Governor Tate Reeves (R) did not, vetoing both bills on Thursday. One of the bills, HB 1152,...
By Ashby Foote For fifty years Pentagon planners, whose job it is to analyze risk and threats around the globe, have concluded year after year that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is the worst possible scenario to confront – but it never...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Lawmakers agreed on a conference report Sunday that changes the service requirement from 35 years to 30 years under the new Tier 5 in Mississippi’s state employee retirement system. Tier 5 was passed during the 2025...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The governor has approved legislation that creates a Sales Tax Diversion Study Committee with the purpose of examining, evaluating, and developing recommendations regarding the proper allocation of sales tax revenue...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune After both chambers proposed significantly higher teacher pay raises this session, lawmakers in the Mississippi House and Senate have reportedly reached an agreement on a $2,000 across the board K-12 public school...
