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Culture  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
April 7, 2022

Eight Mississippi cities opt out of medical marijuana program

Mississippi cities, counties have until May 3 to opt-out of allowing medical marijuana businesses. During the 2022 Mississippi Legislative session, lawmakers passed SB 2095 which establishes a medical marijuana program for the state. The move comes after the initiative process by which medical marijuana was approved by voters was struck down by the state Supreme…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 7, 2022

Mississippi lawmakers set FY 2023 budget with extreme surplus

The budget adopted by the Legislature is nearly $6.3 billion.  The Mississippi Legislature has adopted a budget for the 2023 Fiscal Year at just under $6.3 billion from the state’s portion. This number falls well below the estimated $6.987 billion in revenue estimates for FY 2023 and includes a massive teacher pay raise and income…