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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
April 25, 2022

Speaker Gunn recaps 2022 session at Stennis Press luncheon

Gunn provided a run-down of the Legislature’s accomplishments. On Monday, Speaker of the Mississippi House Philip Gunn spoke at the Stennis Capitol Press Forum where he provided a run-down of the 2022 Mississippi Legislative session. Gunn touched on “tremendous legislative accomplishments,” including: cutting the state’s income tax, significantly raising teacher pay, allocating $1.5 billion in ARPA funds,…
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…