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Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 30, 2021

Senate passes Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act

The Mississippi Senate has moved criminal justice reform in the state along with the adoption of the conference report for SB 2795, the Mississippi Earned Parole Eligibility Act. The bill passed on a vote of 35 to13. The bill was authored by Senator Juan Barnett (D) who chairs the Senate Corrections Committee. He presented the…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
March 29, 2021

Education to receive $102 million more in FY2022 budget

UPDATE: The Senate also moved to adopt the conference report upon gaveling in later Monday evening.  The Mississippi House has approved the conference report for the Mississippi State Department of Education budget. HB 1387 appropriates $2,303,506,047 from the general fund, which is a $102 million or 4% increase from FY2021’s appropriation with $2.1 billion of…