By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Legislators on the Mississippi Save Our Service Member Task Force heard Monday of the importance of having someone to talk to when dealing with mental health issues, particularly for members of the military and the...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) took to social media Tuesday afternoon to encourage lawmakers in the Mississippi House and Senate to send HB 2, the “Mississippi Educational Freedom Program Act of 2026,” to his desk. HB 2,...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune In the first week of the 2026 legislative session, four bills were filed to ban cell phone use in Mississippi public school classrooms. Two of those bills came out of the Senate, where SB 2099 was authored by State...
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that would have revamped Mississippi’s certificate of need laws but was vetoed by the governor last year has been reintroduced in the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, the House Public Health and Human...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Democratic National Convention (DNC) has filed an amicus curiae brief ahead of the U.S. Supreme Court’s consideration of Watson v. Republican National Committee, the Republican-led challenge of a COVID-era...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Internal Revenue Service has set Monday, January 26 as the opening of the 2026 federal filing season. Several new tax law provisions of the One, Big, Beautiful Bill become effective, which the IRS said could impact...
