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22 hours ago (0 Comments - view/add) 1/30/26 Legislative Update » Legislators did not convene until Tuesday afternoon due to travel conditions following last weekend’s ice storm. This week...
Thursday, January 22, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 1/22/26 Legislative Update » It has been a busy week in the capitol. Here is a summary of this week’s significant developments: Governo...
Friday, January 16, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) House Passes HB 2 (School Choice/Vouchers) » The Mississippi House of Representatives debated HB 2, that chamber's school choice bill, for four hours on Thursday, Janu...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) House Education Committee Passes HB 2 (School Choice) » The House Education Committee passed HB 2, that chamber’s school choice bill, by a vote of 13-11 this morning, with two me...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 1/13/26 Legislative Alert: House Education Expected to Take Up HB 2 (School Choice) » Rep. Rob Roberson of Starkville, Chairman of the House Education Committee, has called a meeting of the House Education Co...
Tuesday, January 13, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 2026 Mississippi Legislative Session: House Education Committee Members » It is important that educators and other Mississippians share their thoughts on various pieces of legislation under consid...
Friday, January 9, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 1/9/26 Legislative Update: House Introduces School Choice Bill » HB 2, the Mississippi Education Freedom Act authored by House Speaker Jason White, dropped in the legislative bill tracki...
Friday, January 9, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) 2026 Legislative Session Convenes » The 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convened Tuesday, January 6, at 12:00 noon. While it is highly unu...
Monday, January 5, 2026 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Announces 2026 Legislative Session Priorities » The 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at noon Tuesday, January 6, 2026. MPE’s annual member su...
Thursday, December 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2026 Legislative Session Begins January 6 » The 2026 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature will convene at 12:00 noon on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Word at th...
Thursday, December 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) JLBC Release FY 27 Legislative Budget Recommendation » The Joint Legislative Budget Committee (JLBC) adopted its Fiscal Year 2027 Legislative Budget Recommendation (LBR) last We...
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Governor Releases FY 2027 Budget Recommendation » Governor Reeves released his Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget Recommendation (EBR) on November 14, 2025. The EBR does n...
Thursday, November 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 11/20/25 Legislative Update: Biloxi Trustees Adopt Resolution Opposing Choice » Biloxi Trustees Pass Resolution Opposing School Choice : The Biloxi Public School District Board of Trustees voted unan...
Friday, November 7, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 11/7/25 Legislative Update: Kosciusko Passes Resolution Opposing School Choice » During its meeting Tuesday night, November 4, the Kosciusko Board of Aldermen adopted a resolution opposing school choice....
Friday, October 31, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 10/31/25 Legislative Update: Senate Education Meets » The Senate Education Committee continued its preparations for the upcoming 2026 Legislative Session by meeting with a numb...
Friday, October 24, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 10/24/25 Legislative Update: House Select Committees on PERS and Education Freedom Meet » The House Select Committee on PERS met Monday, October 20, 2025. Actuaries with CavMac Consulting and GRS Consulting tes...
Thursday, October 16, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 10/16/25 Legislative Update: Additional Local Boards Pass Resolutions Opposing School Choice » Several additional local governing bodies have passed resolutions in recent weeks opposing school choice: ...
Friday, October 10, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 10/10/25 Legislative Update: MDE Briefs Senate Education Committee » The Senate Education Committee met yesterday, October 9, and received an update from Mississippi Department of Education (...
Thursday, October 2, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Local Boards Pass Resolutions Opposing School Choice » Several additional local governing bodies have passed resolutions opposing school choice and urging their respective legis...
Friday, September 26, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) House Education Freedom Committee Holds 2nd Meeting » The House Education Freedom Committee held its second meeting on Thursday, September 25, 2025, at the state capitol....
Monday, September 22, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) MPE Joins #5for5PublicEd » The school choice battle is heating up and threatens to fundamentally change our state’s approach to public education b...
Monday, September 22, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) School Choice Issues/Concerns » Public funds to private schools/services via vouchers or education savings accounts (ESAs): Choice will create two e...
Thursday, September 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Pearl Board of Aldermen Passes Resolution Opposing School Choice » During its meeting this past Tuesday evening, September 16, 2025, the Board of Aldermen of the City of Pearl adopted a...
Friday, September 12, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 9/12/25 Legislative Update: Will We See a Special Session in October? » The word at the capitol is that Governor Reeves will call a special session on school choice in October as soon as he and...
Thursday, September 4, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 9/4/25 Legislative Update: Clinton Board of Aldermen Passes Resolution Opposing School Choice » During its meeting this past Tuesday evening, September 2, the Clinton Board of Aldermen passed a resolution opposing t...
Thursday, August 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) House Select Committee on PERS Meets » The House Select Committee on PERS held its first meeting Thursday, August 21, 2025. Speaker Jason White created the commi...
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) House Education Freedom Committee Meets: Federal Official Urges Lawmakers to Protect Private Schools » The House Education Freedom Committee held its first meeting yesterday, August 25, 2025. Speaker Jason White created...
Friday, August 15, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) House Education Freedom Committee to Meet 8/25/25 » Following passage of the first federally funded national school choice/voucher program via the budget reconciliation bill...
Thursday, August 14, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) House Members Appointed to Education Freedom Study Committee » Mississippi House Speaker Jason White created the Education Freedom Committee this past June to study and assess the House...
Friday, June 27, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update: Speaker Creates Education Freedom Study Committee » Mississippi House Speaker Jason White announced the creation of three new study committees this past Tuesday, June 24, to...
Friday, June 27, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Federal Update: Public Education Supporters Urge Senator Wicker to Remove Vouchers from HR 1 » MPE Executive Director Kelly Riley joined approximately 45 other Mississippians – educators, business leaders, parents, sc...
Friday, May 30, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislature Finalizes FY 2026 Budget » Governor Reeves called legislators back to Jackson this week for a special session to finalize the Fiscal Year 2026 budget...
Thursday, May 15, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) Contact Information for Mississippi's Congressional Delegation » Please see below for contact information for Mississippi’s congressional delegation . U.S. Senate...
Thursday, April 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 4/3/25 Legislative Update: 2025 Regular Session Ends » The 2025 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature has ended without legislators adopting a FY 2026 state budget. Hou...
Friday, March 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/28/25 Legislative Update and Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Legislators will finalize the state’s FY 26 budget in the coming days, as this is conference weekend. Conference reports o...
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