Statewide News
PBM reform dies as Speaker White calls for special session
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Speaker Jason White (R) took to social media Thursday afternoon to say House leadership was allowing the Senate amended pharmacy benefit manager...
Lawmakers revive disaster loan program vetoed by governor
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Both the Mississippi House and Senate unanimously voted Thursday to revive the “Local Governments Disaster Recovery Emergency Loan Program Act” that...
Senate Democrat suing state over Mississippi Supreme Court map named by Hosemann to help redraw lines
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune In 2025, U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock ruled decades’ old judicial district lines, used for the election of the Mississippi Supreme Court, violate...
Mississippi lawmakers send SHIELD Act, aimed at verifying voters’ citizenship, on to Governor
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill aimed at verifying the citizenship of persons registering to vote in Mississippi has been sent to Governor Tate Reeves (R). State Senator...
Legislation to hold landlords accountable for paying utility bills heads to governor
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune Legislation to ensure utilities are paid that are included in a person’s rent or lease has cleared its final hurdle in the Mississippi Legislature and...
Governor vetoes disaster relief bill, alleges ‘possibly criminal’ changes by lawmakers
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune Governor Tate Reeves (R) vetoed Senate Bill 2632 on Monday, accusing leaders in both the Mississippi House and Senate of making material changes...