Statewide News
Mississippi Democrats celebrate Republican senators’ decision to kill Trump-backed school choice plan
By: Jeremy Pittari and Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Speaker Jason White’s signature education freedom package died at the hands of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday,...
Recap: Week 4 of the 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature
Clay Mansell, MS State Representative, District 56 The fourth week of the 2026 Regular Session has concluded. Committee work and floor action on a range of health care and...
Bills focused on student mental health head to House floor
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Several bills passed out of the House Education Committee last week that focused on the mental health of Mississippi’s students. One of the bills...
Lawmakers move quickly to appropriate millions in disaster funds for winter storm response
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The Senate Appropriations Committee has passed a measure to transfer $20 million into the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency’s...
Deadline extended to Feb. 6, for high school sophomores to apply for State Board of Education 2026-27 junior representative position
Due to inclement weather that impacted much of Mississippi, the application deadline for the Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) Junior Student Representative position has been...
All elected school board bill moves forward in Mississippi House
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune A bill that would require all school boards members to be elected in the state of Mississippi passed out of the House Education committee on...