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News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 7, 2018

Congressman Harper comments on HB 1917 passage that will help small businesses

The U.S. House of Representatives today passed H.R. 1917,  a bipartisan bill that helps small businesses by delaying a regulation on manufacturers of wood heaters. The first phase of the Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Performance Standards (NSPS) for wood heaters took effect in 2015. The regulation reduced emissions with minimal problems; however, the second…
News  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 7, 2018

Senate passes plan to strengthen school safety in House Gun Bill

Mississippi schools could offer firearm training to staff and strengthen campus security under a bill passed by the Senate today, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said. The plan, which is part of House Bill 1083, was proposed by Sen. Briggs Hopson, R-Vicksburg. The bill would apply to public and private schools, as well as universities and…