Bobby Harrison
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Are Gunn, House leaders afraid to let Mississippians vote on abortion?
In 2012, his first year as speaker of the Mississippi House, Philip Gunn authored a resolution that would have made abortion illegal under the state constitution. → Read More
MAEP full funding fight could be renewed in Legislature
For 56 days of the 90-day 2023 session of the Mississippi Legislature and before then in the pre-session budgeting work, no one was speaking publicly or seriously about the possibility → Read More
Poll: Reeves trails Presley in 2023 governor’s race, welfare scandal a top issue
Incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves trails Democratic challenger Brandon Presley in a new poll, and Reeves scored low marks for his handling of the Mississippi welfare scandal. → Read More
Republicans again a lock to control Legislature after November election
For a brief period in Mississippi’s political past, there was suspense going into the November statewide general elections about which party would control the Legislature. → Read More
Senate bill takes voters out of voter initiative proposal
In 1992, legislators reluctantly yielded to growing public pressure and created an initiative process that allowed voters to bypass the Legislature and place issues directly on the ballot. → Read More
Rep. Yates’ controversial recall bill doesn’t include lawmakers. A Senate bill does.
Two bills are pending in the Mississippi Legislature that would allow voters to recall their elected officials. → Read More
Best fiscal condition in state history? Mississippians clearly don’t see it that way.
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Gunn ushered in budget rule limiting influence of rank-and-file members
When the Mississippi Legislature convenes at noon Tuesday, it will mark the final time for House Speaker Philip Gunn to gavel to order a regular session. → Read More
Could Jefferson Davis, J.Z. George follow Bilbo to storage?
For the first time in more than 68 years, the statue of Theodore Bilbo will not be in the Mississippi Capitol when the Legislature convenes its 2023 session on Jan. → Read More
Ethics Commission members take oath to constitution, but can't consider it in rulings
A majority of the members of the Mississippi Ethics Commission said they were required to ignore what the state constitution said when they made their ruling that the Legislature is → Read More
Are revenue collections already slowing as state leaders consider massive tax cut?
Mississippi’s historic growth in state tax collections is slowing — at least for a month. → Read More
Feds take over Jackson water after failures at the local and state level
Gov. Tate Reeves, during his nearly 19 years in elective office, has subscribed to the theory that a good defense is best achieved through a bold offense. → Read More
Is abortion legal in Mississippi? Voters could decide
Since the United States Supreme Court in a Mississippi case stripped away a national right to an abortion, citizens in six states, including five earlier this month, have voted to → Read More
The long history of white, Southern politicians rejecting health care expansion
Southern politicians have a long history of opposing efforts to provide government-sponsored health care for their constituents. → Read More
Senate hearing to delve into crisis facing hospitals, health care as whole
Senate Public Health Committee Chair Hob Bryan, D-Amory, said no one is tasked with looking at Mississippi’s overall health care system. That is what he hopes to do in an → Read More
Gerrymandering gives Mississippians less desire to vote
A fewer percentage of people voted in Mississippi in last week’s midterm elections than citizens in any other state, according to an analysis by the Washington Post. → Read More
Big economic development projects don't always guarantee election wins
Gov. Tate Reeves stood proudly at a podium in the ornate Mississippi Capitol on Wednesday and boasted “it is a great day to be a Mississippian” after lawmakers approved his → Read More
Gov. Tate Reeves’ low poll numbers could embolden opposition in 2023
A new Morning Consult poll had to grab the attention of House Speaker Philip Gunn and a few other prominent Mississippi Republicans. → Read More
Six years ago began the saga leading to stinging education loss for state’s leaders
Six years ago this week, House Speaker Philip Gunn and then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves held a surprise news conference to announce their intention to scrap the Mississippi Adequate Education Program → Read More
State employee pay trails neighboring states, private sector
The average state of Mississippi employee has worked for the state for almost 10 years and earns less than the average of all Mississippi workers and woefully less than their → Read More