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Governor vetoes disaster relief bill, alleges ‘possibly criminal’ changes by lawmakers

Reeves’ veto message of SB 2632 called out Senator Hob Bryan and Representative Clay Deweese for allegedly making material changes . . .

Legislation to hold landlords accountable for paying utility bills heads to governor

The bill’s author, State Rep. Shanda Yates, described the bill as a “great piece of legislation.” She said landlords not . . .

St. John: 4,000 miles from home

Robert St. John says his restaurant business and travel business aren’t two businesses. They’re the same business. It’s all hospitality . . .

IHL adopts financial literacy policy, discusses effort to create new funding model for state universities

Lawmakers are debating financial literacy requirements at Mississippi colleges and universities as the session winds down. As the Legislature is . . .

Lawmakers in Mississippi consider bill to restrict abortion medication

House lawmakers are deliberating sending a bill to Gov. Tate Reeves that would make it illegal for doctors to prescribe . . .

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Mobile sports betting dies again in Mississippi Senate
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,03/20/26-12:04PM , 1,398 Reads 21,919 Statewide
It is the second time this session that a mobile sports betting bill from the House has died in the Senate.

The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of Representatives, has died in the Senate Gaming Committee at the hands of chairman State Senator David Blount (D).
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Mississippi Ag Commissioner pushes back on California’s corporate climate reporting mandate
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,03/20/26-12:22PM , 545 Reads 13,460 Statewide
Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.”
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Latino: Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
By RUSS LATINO - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Fri,03/20/26-12:16PM , 400 Reads 10,060 Statewide
Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:

Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting screwed.
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Mississippi’s post-election mail-in ballot case
By FRANK CORDER - MAGNOLIA TRIBUNE
Mon,03/23/26-7:48PM , 375 Reads 6,907 Statewide
“Election day means election day, not election week, not election month, not election season,” Mississippi Republican Party chairman and RNC General Counsel Mike Hurst contends.
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