Bryant to mull medicinal marijuana oil
Mississippi lawmakers are sending Gov. Phil Bryant a bill that would legalize a marijuana oil to be used as medicine under tightly controlled circumstances.
Miss. governor to lawmakers: Fund trooper school
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he wants lawmakers to set aside money to train a new group of state troopers — and if they don’t do it, he’ll call them into a special session to force more discussion about the issue.
Our view: Bryant’s empty words
On Tuesday, Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant issued an executive order on the subject of public education.
If ever there was a case of speaking much and saying little, this is it.
Bullock leaving as Bryant spokesman
Mick Bullock, the spokesman for Gov. Phil Bryant, is leaving to become communications director of the National Conference of State Legislatures.
Gov. Bryant announces new tourism project
Gov. Phil Bryant has announced a yearlong celebration in 2014 to showcase Mississippi people, communities and enterprises that are moving the state’s economy forward.
Gov. Bryant rescinds part of order in hospital insurance dispute
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is backtracking from part of an executive order he issued in a dispute between the state’s largest insurer and
TVA gives Severstal $2.5M for energy efficiency efforts
Severstal’s big efforts to become more energy efficient were rewarded with a big check Tuesday.
Tennessee Valley Authority officials presented the automotive steel manufacturer with $2.5 million for reducing its usage 25,251,390 kilowatt-hours.
Bryants to lead cancer awareness event
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant and his wife, Deborah, are taking part in a Jackson-to-Gulfport motorcycle ride Saturday to help bring attention to breast
Bryant: Nuclear waste opponents ‘overreacting’
JACKSON — Gov. Phil Bryant is interested in Mississippi getting in on “recycling” or reprocessing nuclear waste, and perhaps manufacturing components for reactors, not nuclear
Gov. Bryant focusing on prison policy in 2014
JACKSON — Funding for education versus funding for prisons — it’s a constant source of tension when Mississippi lawmakers write an annual budget. Now, Republican
Gov. Bryant may not get unemployment blame
JACKSON — Is Mississippi’s high unemployment rate a threat to Gov. Phil Bryant’s popularity? It’s hard to tell, but the governor might think so. Mississippi
Interim superintendent will serve on charter board
JACKSON — Interim state Superintendent of Education Lynn House will serve on the new Charter School Authorizer Board, but probably only until a new permanent
Bryant names three to charter school board
Gov. Phil Bryant has appointed three members to the Mississippi Charter School Authorizer Board, the board responsible for approving and overseeing public charter schools in Mississippi.
Miss. law requires cord blood from some teen moms
If a girl younger than 16 gives birth and won’t name the father, a new Mississippi law — likely the first of its kind in the country — says authorities must collect umbilical cord blood and run DNA tests to prove paternity as a step toward prosecuting statutory rape cases.
Bryant: Focus to be on public safety in 2014
PHILADELPHIA, Miss. — After focusing on education and job creation during his first two years in office, Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he will concentrate
Bryant, lawmakers, NRA want to join gun lawsuit
A posse of state officials and gun advocates has asked the Mississippi Supreme Court to let them file briefs in support of the state’s open-carry law.
Leaders must name charter school board members
JACKSON — And now the waiting begins. With the July 1 effective date for Mississippi’s expanded charter school law, the next step is to nominate
Local law enforcement, businesses preparing for ‘open carry’
A state judge blocked Mississippi’s open-carry gun law from taking effect next week, writing in a Friday ruling that the law was vague and that an injunction was needed to prevent irreparable harm.
Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd scheduled a hearing July 8 to consider more arguments about whether to extend the injunction.
Legislators expect extension, not expansion of Medicaid
Hours after Governor Phil Bryant announced a Thursday special session of the state legislature to address Medicaid concerns, Senator Terry Burton, R-Newton, spoke with future nurse practitioners on the Mississippi University for Women campus.
Deborah Bryant joins Community Bank board
JACKSON — Deborah Bryant, the wife of Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant, is now serving on the board of directors for privately held Community Bank of