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News  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 9, 2021

U.S. Senate slaps down President Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate on businesses

Two Democratic Senators join Republicans in opposing the Administration. U.S. House next to consider the resolution. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted 52-48 to repeal President Joe Biden’s federal COVID vaccine mandate for private companies with more than 100 employees. That vote comes after the Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) suspended…
News  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 9, 2021

Joint Legislative Budget Committee recommends FY 2023 state budget

The $6.4 billion budget recommendation includes state employee pay raises, deletes 2500 vacant positions. Education remains top budget item. The Mississippi Joint Legislative Budget Committee has released its Fiscal Year 2023 state budget recommendations. The committee met on Tuesday and adopted the recommendations ahead of the start of the 2022 legislative session in January. The…