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News  |  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,…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
April 25, 2022

Senate Democrat Leader Simmons among group suing MS State Election Commissioners over Supreme Court boundaries

The group, represented by the ACLU and SPLC, claim the current election districts don’t give black voters equal opportunity to elect candidates of their choice. Mississippi State Senator Derrick Simmons, a Democrat and Senate Minority Leader, is among a group of activists who have filed a lawsuit against the State Board of Election Commissioners claiming…