Mississippi House speaker Philip Gunn reports progress
New Republican leaders are successfully pushing their conservative agenda through the Mississippi Legislature, most notably making progress in taking a hard line on child sexual abuse and limiting state spending, House Speaker Philip Gunn said Friday after legislators adjourned for a three-day weekend. Gunn, R-Clinton, provided an unofficial progress report in a rare meeting with reporters on the Legislature’s first 100 days.
The State Legislature convenes in January for 90 days, but the session is extended to 125 days after each statewide election.
The November election resulted in Republicans controlling the House, Senate and governor’s office for the first time since Reconstruction.
Commercial Appeal
4/14/12
