Special session agenda not complete, Bryant spokesman says
A top Democrat is calling on Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant to expand the list of topics for a special legislative session, but the governor’s spokesman says the budget remains the only agenda item for now.
Miss. governor sets special session to start June 5
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant is calling Mississippi legislators back to the Capitol for a special session starting June 5.
Analysis: Democrats may have to wait to make hay over budget
When Democrats made the Mississippi House of Representatives stay an extra day last week, it was time to play the blame game.
Local legislators react to special session
The Mississippi House has agreed to a plan to fill deficits in the final days of the budget year.
Governor could dip deeper into Miss. rainy day fund
Mississippi House members will return today to finish giving Gov. Phil Bryant permission to take as much as he needs from financial reserves to cover a deficit of up to $75 million for the budget year ending at midnight Thursday.
GOP leaders hope for quick session on Miss. budget
Republican officials are hoping for a quick special session to patch holes in the Mississippi budget. But there’s no guarantee Democrats will sit quietly and go along with that plan.
Gov. could call Tuesday session to deal with budget gap
Gov. Phil Bryant said Friday that he will call a special legislative session Tuesday to deal with a shortfall as Mississippi’s 2016 budget year comes to a close, unless state collections make such a move unnecessary.
Bryant: No special session on Miss. flag
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant said Thursday that he will not call Mississippi lawmakers back to the Capitol for an election-year special session to consider removing a Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
Mississippi lawmakers to convene on tornado costs
Gov. Phil Bryant has called the Mississippi Legislature into special session starting Thursday to help pay state government’s share of recovery costs after the deadly April 28 tornadoes.
Governor may call special session to pay for tornado damage
Gov. Phil Bryant may call the Mississippi Legislature into special session to help pay state government’s share of tornado recovery costs.
Mississippi lawmakers start Medicaid session today
Mississippi lawmakers return to the Capitol at 10 a.m. today for a special session designed to keep Medicaid alive and funded.
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.
Victory! Clay County finally gets a break
Through the collaboration of a local development alliance, Mississippi legislators and a global tire manufacturer, Clay County has finally gotten a long overdue financial break.
Legislators to vote on $1.2 billion West Point project
State legislators will vote today on an incentive package that is expected to bring a $1.2 billion tire manufacturing plant to West Point and create 2,000 jobs by the time the multi-phase project is complete.
Special session stirs hopes in West Point
Specifics on an incentive package designed to bring an automotive parts manufacturing plant to Mississippi remains under wraps, but a time and date for state leaders to meet and discuss the project was made public Wednesday after governor Phil Bryant called for a special session.
In West Point, a glimmer of hope: Prospects of a major employer coming to town creates mood of cautious optimism
Slowly, the land is reclaiming what once was a proud, family-owned industry in West Point. What the weeds and ant hills have not taken, the wrecking ball and Mother Nature will eventually destroy.
Special session set for Friday
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant will formally issue a special session call this afternoon to state legislators to consider an economic development package.
Our view: West Point — A glimmer of hope on the horizon …
For almost six years, West Point has displayed a remarkable resiliency. The city has survived, if not thrived, since the closing of the Bryan Foods plant in 2007.
Bryant to call West Point special session
Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant confirmed Monday that a call for a special session related to an economic development project is forthcoming.
Barbour adds synthetic pot to special session agenda
Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour is asking legislators to outlaw the sale and possession of synthetic marijuana across the state.