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- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves delivers his State of the State address outside the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Jan. 25, 2022. Reeves is a supporter of eliminating the state's personal income tax. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Mississippi gov signs law limiting race in lessons
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Mon,03/14/22-2:42PM , 189 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill Monday to limit how race can be discussed in classrooms, and it became law immediately.
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- Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says during his State of the State speech on Jan. 25, 2022, at the state Capitol that he supports a proposal to phase out the state income tax. House Speaker Philip Gunn, right, and the governor’s wife, Elee Reeves, listen to the speech. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
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Reeves: Logjam on tax cut could force a special session
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Sat,03/12/22-6:43AM , 191 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov.
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- Speaker Philip Gunn, R-Clinton, left, joins other Mississippi House leaders in saying they have signed off on a plan to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation by an average of $4,850, during an afternoon news briefing at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Thursday, March 10, 2022. The plan now goes to the Senate for consideration. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi House makes opening bid on teacher pay deal
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Thu,03/10/22-4:53PM , 311 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House leaders said Thursday that they have signed off on a plan to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation by an average of $4,850.

But they acknowledged they had reached the plan without having negotiations with senators.
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- State Sen. Brice Wiggins, R-Pascagoula, speaks Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at the Mississippi Capitol before the state Senate passed a version of a bill that says Mississippi government entities could not withhold services or refuse jobs to people who choose not to get vaccinated against COVID-19. The bill will go to final negotiations between the House and Senate. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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Mississippi advances bill against COVID vaccine mandates
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS - Associated Press
Wed,03/09/22-6:19PM , 288 Reads
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Anyone in Mississippi could cite “a sincerely held religious objection” to avoid a public or private employer's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, under a bill that advanced Wednesday at the state Capitol.
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