Statewide News
Watson running for Lt. Governor
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Two-term Secretary of State Michael Watson (R) walked into the Hilton Garden Inn in Pascagoula Tuesday morning and announced he is running for...
Legislature revises full-day school attendance language, provides for excused absences for school activities
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Tucked in the legislation that provided Mississippi’s teachers with pay raises this session was a provision that revised how much of the school day...
$253 million in local earmarks, ranging from artificial turf to music instruments, sent to Governor
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Artificial turf for an Ocean Springs sports complex. Buying instruments for high school music programs through the Mississippi Symphony Orchestra in...
Legislative Democrats vent frustrations as 2026 session wraps up
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Members of the Democratic Party in the Mississippi Legislature called a press conference Thursday just prior to sine die of the 2026 Legislative...
Governor vetoes bill he says risked Mississippi losing nearly $1 billion in potential rural healthcare funding
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) announced Thursday that he had vetoed SB 2477, legislation authored by State Senator Hob Bryan (D) that would have added...
Lt. Governor Hosemann: “It was a very good year”
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune “It was a very good year,” Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R) said of the 2026 legislative session on Friday as members headed home, at least for now....