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News  |  Daniel Tyson  • 
March 27, 2026

Appropriators hammer out FY 2027 state budget as regular session nears end

Senate Appropriations chairman Briggs Hopson said there is a “general agreement” between House and Senate conferees on many of the bills. It remains to be seen what comes of education funding, teacher pay raises, PERS reforms and Medicaid spending.
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
March 27, 2026

Mississippi outlaws lab-grown dairy products

Governor Tate Reeves (R) allowed HB 1153 to become law without his signature after the measure cruised through the Mississippi Legislature with only a handful of votes against the bill.