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Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
February 2, 2022

Most all anti-COVID mandate bills die in committee as deadline day comes and goes in Mississippi Legislature

Legislative leaders appear unwilling to tackle COVID mandate issues other than what has been addressed in the House passed bill last week. Despite strong public sentiment across the state against COVID-related mandates, nearly all of the bills that were filed to push back on vaccination and mask mandates by state and local governments, including school…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
February 2, 2022

SALTER: Legislature deals with medical marijuana, but state’s initiative process remains dormant

Submitted by Sid Salter Lawmakers would be well-served to fix the process sooner than later. Mississippi lawmakers rather quickly and decisively agreed on a medical marijuana program that didn’t earn universal agreement, but it did take the Legislature out of the unenviable position of not being responsive to the wishes of some 74 percent of…