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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 it hasn’t shelled like some other areas of Ukraine. There are currently hundreds of thousands of refugees in the area. “I asked him what we can do to help this butchering that is going on by the Russians? And he said well we’re really interested in Katrina houses and how you were able to provide housing for people afterward. Our houses have been destroyed all [...]

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 tax cut in state history and approved a large pay hike for teachers. "We have funded a quarter of a billion dollars for teachers in Mississippi to bring them up above the Southeastern average," Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said. "In addition to that, we funded $40 million to improve the school buildings in Mississippi." Lawmakers were bolstered by higher revenues than projected this year, and [...]

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 Repair (ERBR) program would see a boost of $100 million. Other allocations in the bill are as follows: $40 million to MDOT to match federal funds from the Investment in Infrastructure and Jobs Act; $45 million toward accelerating MDOT’s three-year maintenance schedule; $35 million toward accelerating MDOT’s “capacity” schedule, which relates to additional lanes for increased traffic; and $10 million to ports through the Mississippi [...]

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 Chairman David Parker, last week. The legislation now heads to Governor Tate Reeves (R-Miss.) for consideration. Mississippi lawmakers aim to finish budget and end session “This program, which streamlines incentives to spur economic growth, has been several years in the making. The hard work of Chairman Parker and so many of our local economic developers have seen it through to fruition,” Hosemann said. “As a [...]

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. Mississippi has long had some of the lowest teachers salaries in the nation. “This is the plan that teachers have told us they wanted,” Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar said. “This is the input they provided to each and every one of us since last year.” The bill would provide an average increase of about $5,100 — a jump of more than 10% over teachers’ [...]

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 to private entities for a period of 10 years. Exemptions are provided for levee facilities, road, bridge, ports, airports, common carriers, drainage facilities and utilities. Senators Briggs Hopson, Dennis DeBar, and Tyler McCaughn initially co-authored Senate Concurrent Resolution 563. “This legislation will confirm again our citizens’ clear voice in the Constitution that property rights are sacred in Mississippi,” Hosemann said. View Original Story (March 17, [...]