By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session. The House concurred with the Senate’s changes to HB 895 this week. Under the amended...
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will premiere the first season of its new original series, “Southern Dish,” on April 2. The series explores the people and traditions behind Mississippi’s most celebrated expression of culture – food....
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune “This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes to HB 1665 in a conversation with Magnolia Tribune on Wednesday. Two...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Senate passed a strike-all amendment to a House bill that would create a third bucket for educational tax credits solely for special purpose schools under the Children’s Promise Act. HB 1944, as it was amended...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Over 200 of the needed 300 applications have been received for the first round of the Gadsden Flag car tags which proudly declares “Don’t Tread On Me.” The 300 tags must be claimed and spoken for before the state will...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Legislation allowing terminally ill patients to try medical cannabis for ailments not currently covered under the state’s program and another measure to request FDA approval to conduct clinical trials of a psychoactive...
