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Jackson, Miss. (WJTV) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann (R-Miss.) named a third select study group in the Mississippi Senate on state fiscal policy. The study group will be co-chaired by Senate Appropriations Chairman Briggs Hopson and Senate Finance Chairman Josh Harkins. Mississippi governor signs bill allowing military families to send children to school of choice “Our ultimate goal is always to lower the tax burden and ensure taxpayer dollars stay in taxpayer pockets,” Hosemann said. “This requires Appropriations and Finance leadership to be at the table looking at all income and expenses to ensure we are being as efficient as possible while fully funding necessary services.” According to Hosemann, the study group will hold public hearings and hear testimony on [...]

Southaven, Miss. (DeSoto County News) - On the same night that DeSoto County Democrats were among those in Chicago celebrating Vice President Kamala Harris accepting that party’s nomination for President, DeSoto County Republicans were celebrating their candidate, former President Donald Trump. County Republicans were joined by a number of state officials, including Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, Attorney General Lynn Fitch, State Treasurer David McRae, and State Republican Chairman Mike Hurst for the annual Reagan Day Dinner, which this year also was billed as a MAGA Rally for their standard bearer in the race for the White House. The county party’s Executive Committee holds the dinner event each year. The featured speaker for the evening at the Landers Center in Southaven [...]

Ripley, Miss. (Daily Journal) - Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann visited Ripley High School. View Original Story (Aug. 14, 2024)

Jackson, Miss. (Magnolia Tribune) - A recent report by the State Auditor’s office looked at two programs which aim to address shortages within Mississippi’s healthcare system. The two programs are the Mississippi Rural Physicians and Dentists Scholarship Programs. “The nation is experiencing extreme shortages in our healthcare workforce and Mississippi is no exception. Incentivizing our graduates in medicine, dentistry, nursing, and allied health professions to stay in rural Mississippi is part of the solution. We also have a responsibility to examine these programs and determine how we can make them as effective as possible,” said Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann. The dentistry program has been in place since 2013, while the physicians’ scholarship program was started in 2007. These scholarships aim [...]

Vicksburg, Miss. (Vicksburg Post) - Employees at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Vicksburg District joined local officials, residents and Division retirees to celebrate the Vicksburg District’s 150th anniversary at its headquarters on Halls Ferry Road. The event featured comments by Vicksburg Mayor George Flaggs, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and District commander Col. Christopher Klein and video presentations on the District’s history and the experiences of retired employees. View Original Story (Aug. 25, 2023)

Jackson, Miss. (MPB) - Healthcare, tax cuts and environmental issues are all topics that the Lt. Governor plans to tackle in the coming months. While all of these were discussed and debated by lawmakers in 2023’s session, he says the "work is not done." Following the Dobbs decision, Hosemann tapped a committee of senators to focus on the well-being of women and children in the state. Hosemann hopes to establish something similar for healthcare as a whole to confront hospital closures and disparities in access to care. “And during the last few months, I've discussed it in detail, but I believe healthcare is a salient point for the legislature this year and we need to go find out what's going [...]