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Opinion  |  Anne Summerhays  • 
September 22, 2021

Ag Commissioner Gipson tells Legislators he’s adamantly opposed to MDAC having a role in regulating medical marijuana

Commissioner Gipson wrote a letter to members of the Mississippi Legislature notifying them of the agency’s position. Today, Commissioner Andy Gipson with the Department of Agriculture and Commerce sent the Mississippi Legislature a letter in which he emphasized how he is “adamantly opposed” to having any role in regulating medical marijuana.  “Not withstanding what you…
Opinion  |  Magnolia Tribune  • 
September 22, 2021

SALTER: Legislative redistricting remains an intensely political, intensely partisan exercise

By: Sid Salter With Census data compiled, state legislatures across the country are engaged in the intensely political, intensely partisan exercise of legislative redistricting for both congressional districts and state legislative districts. There are few exercises in state government more important and more impactful than the redistricting process. It can have partisan impacts that last…