Jackson, Miss. (Clarion Ledger) - After hearing pleas from underpaid teachers for years, Mississippi legislators on Thursday took a first step toward giving them $1,000 raises this year and bringing starting salaries to $37,000. The Senate Education Committee unanimously passed Senate Bill 2001, which would also bump starting assistant teacher salaries by $1,000, up to [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Winston County Journal) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and tourism professionals from the Mississippi Tourism Association (MTA) gathered today at the state Capitol to tout the impact of their industry on Mississippi’s economy. Though not in attendance, Governor Tate Reeves, a tourism supporter noted, “Mississippians have diverse, fascinating stories to tell, and I [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Y'all Politics) - Last year, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann vowed to seek input from Mississippi’s public educators when considering legislation impacting public schools. To help him fulfill the promise, Hosemann named 19 public school leaders from across the State to an Administrator Advisory Council today. “For Mississippi to succeed, our public schools must [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Clarion Ledger) - The first bills of the 2020 Mississippi legislative session have been filed and they include a Senate measure that would increase teacher salaries by $1,000. Other Senate bills posted this week include a wildlife trafficking ban, authorization for a second state song, a requirement universities display the state flag or [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann joins Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the Legislature in 2020 and how he feels “a heavy weight” to represent Mississippians who have little trust in state government. Listen Here
DeSoto County, Miss. (Fox 13 Memphis) - Mississippi Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann spent Monday morning looking at the damage left behind from Saturday’s storms. That storm system dropped two tornadoes in North Mississippi, an EF-1 and an EF-2, according to the National Weather Service. Hosemann estimated over 200 homes in DeSoto County were affected by [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Clarion Ledger) - Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced committee assignments for the Mississippi Senate Friday morning. The Senate has almost as many committees (42) as it does senators (52), and some committees are more powerful than others. While Republicans took almost all of what's considered the top jobs, Hosemann did appoint Democrats to [...]
Jackson, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi’s new lieutenant governor, Republican Delbert Hosemann, said immediately after his inauguration Thursday that he wants to work with all lawmakers to improve education, enact pay raises for state employees and address problems in a state’s prison system that has been rocked by deadly violence. “We’re all in this together,” Hosemann [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor-elect Delbert Hosemann made a surprise visit to the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman on Sunday. He assessed the situation at the prison. “I went in Unit 29, looked at the destruction that occurred there and there was literally still blood on the walls there. It was horrific,” said Hosemann. [...]
