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Culture  |  Frank Corder  • 
October 4, 2021

Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson talks medical marijuana, MS State Fair

“I’m cautiously optimistic that a resolution can be reached,” Gipson said of his conversations with lawmakers. Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson says he’s met with Governor Tate Reeves, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, Speaker Philip Gunn and lawmakers about his concerns with the draft medical marijuana bill ahead of a possible special legislative session. Gipson joined Y’all…
Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
October 1, 2021

Wicker and Hyde-Smith call out harmful marriage penalties in Democrats’ current reconciliation package

The marriage penalty provisions are included the multi-trillion dollar tax and social spending legislation being written by congressional Democrats. This week U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith joined 32 other senators in writing a letter to ask Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Finance Committee Chairman Ron Wyden to remove new tax penalties from Democrats’…