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Opinion  |  Frank Corder  • 
April 26, 2021

Mississippi will retain its 4 Congressional Districts as population declines slightly

Census Bureau releases 2020 apportionment, population data. The U.S. Census Bureau has completed data processing for the first 2020 Census results.  This includes state population counts used to apportion the seats in the U.S. House of Representatives among the 50 states. Apportionment is the process of distributing the 435 memberships, or seats, in the U.S. House…
Opinion  |  Sarah Ulmer  • 
April 23, 2021

Governor Reeves vetoes one bill, issues partial vetoes in two others from 2021 session

The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled in favor of Governor’s line-item veto last year. All bills passed by the Mississippi Legislature have been dealt with by the office of Governor Tate Reeves. According to law, any bill passed by the House and Senate must then be sent to the Governor either for his approval, a veto,…