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Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 29, 2021

Legislature allows delivery of distilled spirits right to your door

The Mississippi Legislature has passed a bill that would allow for the delivery of distilled spirits to your home as long as they were purchased at a package store, restaurant, bar or distillery. With this measure, Mississippi joins 24 other states including D.C. who can participate in home delivery. HB 1135 heads to the Governor…
Culture  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 29, 2021

Mississippi House and Senate on cusp of an agreement for criminal justice reform

Senator Brice Wiggins (R) said negotiations on the criminal justice reform bills are close to being settled between the Mississippi House and Senate. The two major bills in the criminal justice reform effort are HB 796 and SB 2795, both of which are in the conference process. HB 796 is the habitual offender bill. It…