Lawmaker says paid parental leave crucial in 'post Roe v. Wade' Mississippi
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by Mississippi Today
7h ago
Rep. Kevin Felsher of Biloxi discusses the bill he authored, and the House passed unanimously, to provide eight weeks of paid maternity or adoption leave, two weeks for fathers/secondary caregivers for state employees.  ..read more
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The health care issues lawmakers are debating in 2025
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by Mississippi Today
1w ago
Mississippi Today’s health team outlines the major health care issues the Mississippi Legislature is dealing with in the 2025 session ..read more
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Lawmaker outlines city of Jackson legislative issues
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by Mississippi Today
2w ago
State Rep. Zakiya Summers discusses with Mississippi Today's Anna Wolfe, Maya Miller and Geoff Pender some of the issues the Capitol city of Jackson and the Metro Area face, and legislative priorities to deal with them ..read more
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House Education Chairman Roberson talks 'school choice,' K-12 funding, consolidation and finding 'things that work'
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by Mississippi Today
3w ago
House Education Chairman Rob Roberson, a Republican from Starkville, outlines for Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Michael Goldberg some of the top issues his committee will tackle this legislative session ..read more
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Mississippi transportation director discusses proposed new gasoline tax
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by Mississippi Today
1M ago
Mississippi Department of Transportation Director Brad White tells Mississippi Today's Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance he's staying "in his lane" and out of the politics of a House tax overhaul that would eliminate the income tax and raise sales and gasoline taxes, but that he's pleased lawmakers are trying to address the longrunning need for a steady new stream of money to help cover highway maintenance needs ..read more
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Deja vu all over again': Senate President Protem Dean Kirby outlines 2025 issues
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by Mississippi Today
1M ago
Sen. Dean Kirby, second ranking leader of the state Senate, says many of the issues Mississippi lawmakers will be tackling this year are recurring ones: tax cuts, education funding, Medicaid expansion, and issues with the Public Employees Retirement System. He's also helping lead court mandated redistricting that will likely result in do-over elections later this year for numerous lawmakers ..read more
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Expanded Mississippi Today politics team talks 2025 legislative session
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by Mississippi Today
1M ago
The Mississippi Today politics team, including its two newest members, Simeon Gates and Michael Goldberg, outline the major issues lawmakers face as the 2025 legislative session begins this week ..read more
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Former auditor recalls his (authorized) government spending study
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by Mississippi Today
1M ago
Former Auditor Steve Patterson joins Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender to discuss a government waste study he conducted in the 1990s. Patterson draws contrasts between his 1990s study, which was legally authorized by the Legislature, and a highly scrutinized 2024 study from current Auditor Shad White, who did not get legislative authorization before spending $2 million ..read more
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Ray Higgins: PERS needs both extra cash and benefit changes for future employees
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by Mississippi Today
2M ago
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison talks with Ray Higgins, executive director of the Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System, about proposed changes in pension benefits for future employees and what is needed to protect the system for current employees and retirees. Higgins also stresses the importance of the massive system to the Mississippi economy ..read more
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Fitch vs. White vs. Hosemann: What on earth is going on?
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by Mississippi Today
2M ago
Mississippi Today's Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender recap a wild situation in which three prominent Republicans with 2027 gubernatorial ambitions — Attorney General Lynn Fitch, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and Auditor Shad White — are engaged in an intra-party food fight ..read more
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