Jackson, Miss. (Y'all Politics) - During the 2022 Mississippi Legislative session, lawmakers adopted a budget for Fiscal Year 2023 at just under $6.3 billion. The Legislature, however, did not issue a traditional bond bill, saving the state around $3 million in interest immediately and roughly $9 million long term. On Monday, State Treasurer David McRae [...]
Jackson, Miss. (SuperTalk) - A Ukrainian governor has received some assistance from Mississippi Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann. During a Monday morning interview on The Gallo Show, Hosemann explained that he recently received a call from Sergiy Hamaliy, the governor of Khmelnytskyi, seeking advice. Khmelnytskyi is an oblast far enough to the west of Kyiv that [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WAPT) - Mississippi lawmakers have allocated massive amounts of both new state money and a large infusion of federal funds in what was arguably one of the most impactful sessions in recent years. Advertisement During the session, which was wrapping up Tuesday, legislators signed off on medical marijuana, handed out the largest income [...]
Magee, Miss. (Magee News) - Jackson, Miss.—The Mississippi Senate today advanced a $230 million plan to invest in roads, bridges, and other infrastructure across the state. House Bill 1630, which is the Mississippi Department of Transportation’s (MDOT) budget bill, will next receive consideration from the Governor. Under the legislation, the state’s Emergency Road and Bridge [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - On Monday, April 4, Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) announced the Mississippi Flexible Tax Incentive (MFlex) will soon become law. MFlex is an economic development incentive created by economic developers across Mississippi. Hosemann said the Mississippi Senate took final action on Senate Bill 2159, authored by Senate Economic and Workforce Development [...]
Jackson, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi teachers would receive their largest pay raise in years, under a bill that the state Senate passed Thursday. The House still needs to pass the final version of House Bill 530 before it can go to Republican Gov. Tate Reeves for his expected signature, the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal reported. [...]
Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) announced the Mississippi Senate voted unanimously to suspend legislative deadlines to clear the path for legislation which would codify Article 3, Section 17A of the Mississippi Constitution. The constitutional provision prohibits the state or local governments from taking private property through eminent domain and conveying it [...]
Biloxi, Miss. (Sun Herald) - Faced with record gas prices, Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann is calling for the suspension of the state’s 18.4 cents gas tax. Hosemann is asking for a six-month suspension. “The No. 1 concern citizens are discussing around their kitchen tables is the increased cost of goods and services,” Hosemann said [...]
Tupelo, Miss. (Daily Journal) - A new analysis from state economists says that if lawmakers adopt a tax cut plan being pushed by House leaders, private employment would increase, but a large revenue shortfall would loom over state government. Corey Miller and Sondra Collins, two state economists , released an analysis on House Bill 531 [...]
Jackson, Miss. (Mississippi Today) - Editor-in-chief Adam Ganucheau sat down with Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann to discuss the historic amount of federal money Mississippi has to spend from the American Rescue Plan Act. Hosemann spoke about the Legislature’s decision process in determining what pressing state issues to use the funds on. Watch the full conversation [...]
