Mississippi leaders mark National Sanctity of Human Life Day
On Friday, Mississippi leaders took to social media to mark the National Sanctity of Human Life Day as proclaimed by former President Donald Trump....
Wicker Encourages Biden to Unify America
Impeachment and Far-Left Proposals Will Not Heal Divisions
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On January 20, my wife Gayle and I joined dozens of other lawmakers at the U.S. Capitol...
Key MS House leader offers bill to restructure authority over Division of Medicaid
A new bill from the Mississippi House of Representatives, HB 1013 authored by House Ways and Means Chairman Trey Lamar (R) would establish a...
Mississippi Legislature now operating under new COVID-19 protocols, considering delay to session
The Mississippi Senate announced today that they would be allowing a change in attendance of committee meetings starting on Monday.
Just after convening at 10:00AM...
Mississippi received over a billion dollars in CARES Act funds. How was it spent?
Over a billion dollars was appropriated to Mississippi from the CARES Act passed by Congress in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. State...
Wicker Urges Biden’s Secretary of Defense Nominee to Meet Shipbuilding Goals
U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., a senior member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, Tuesday urged Gen. Lloyd Austin, President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for...
MDOT announces Southern, Central and Northern grant projects
The Mississippi Transportation Commission recently announced $4.4 million in funding for multimodal transportation projects throughout the Southern District, $3 million in funding for multimodal...
MDE Suspends Policies on A-F Grading, 3rd Grade Reading, and High School Assessments for 2020-21...
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) voted today to suspend three statewide policies regarding assessment and accountability to manage the ongoing impact of...
CORDER: Media-hyped warnings of pro-Trump, right-wing Capitol protests turn out to be a nothingburger
On Wednesday, those who tuned into the Inauguration ceremonies at the U.S. Capitol saw the might of the U.S. military on full display. Tall,...
Bill of the Day: A total ban on abortion
It is not uncommon for the Mississippi Legislature to attempt a restriction on abortions each year. In 2018 HB 1510 was passed to ban...