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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 25, 2022

Governor Reeves vetoes four bills including ones related to shifting Ethics Commission authority, criminal voting rights

Reeves also allows bill creating Mississippi Healthy Food Families Program to become law without his signature. Governor Tate Reeves has vetoed four bills from the 2022 Mississippi Legislative Session. The vetoes range from provisions pertaining to campaign finance reports to restoring voting rights to criminal convictions. The vetoes include: SB 2306 SB 2336 SB 2530…
Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
April 25, 2022

MS Dept. of Public Safety reminds CDL drivers to check their medical cards

The federal waiver for medical certificates expired in February 2022. In March 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) issued a waiver allowing Commercial Driver License (CDL) holders to continue holding CDL privileges with expired medical certificates as a result of the ongoing COVID pandemic. This federal waiver applied to “all Commercial Learner’s Permit…