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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...
Friday, March 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/21/25 Legislative Update: Tax Cut Plan with PERS Tier 5 Headed to Governor » Things are moving quickly in these last weeks of the legislative session. Click here for our latest bill tracking sp...
Thursday, March 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/20/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Click here for MPE's latest bill tracking spreadsheet which reflects action on those bills we are tracking as of 3:00 p...
Tuesday, March 18, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/18/25 Legislative Update » Here is a quick update on several significant issues under consideration at the capitol: Tax Credits for...
Thursday, February 17, 2022 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update (2/17/22) » The House and Senate began considering their respective appropriation bills this week, as February 23 is the deadline for...
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) House Considering Tax Bill that Will Impact State Revenues and Funding for Schools » The House Ways and Means Committee passed HB 1439 late yesterday afternoon. If enacted, HB 1439 will elimi...
Thursday, February 4, 2021 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update (2/4/21): MPE Releases 2021 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Tuesday, February 2, was the deadline for committees to report general bills originating in their own chamber. Gen...
Thursday, June 4, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update (6/4/20) » Several committees met this week to consider legislation. Next Tuesday, June 9, is the deadline for committees to re...
Thursday, March 5, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update & Bill Tracker (3/5/20) » Tuesday, March 3, was the deadline for committees to report general bills originating in their own chamber. General...
Friday, February 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) PERS Issues Demand Letter to Retirees Elected to MS House » Rep. Dale Goodin shared the following via Facebook earlier today: “Today I received a letter from PERS c...
Friday, January 31, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update (1/31/20): Senate Ed Passes Pay Raise Bill » The legislature finished its work for the week and headed home yesterday. This week’s developments include: &nb...
Tuesday, January 14, 2020 (0 Comments - view/add) Teacher Pay Raise Bill Filed in Senate » The first bill has been filed in the Mississippi State Senate and it is a teacher pay raise bill. SB 2001 increases...
Friday, March 22, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) Legislative Update (3/22/19) » As shared previously, the Mississippi House of Representatives amended SB 2770, the teacher pay raise bill, to provide a $...
Friday, January 11, 2019 (0 Comments - view/add) 2019 Legislative Session Begins » The 2019 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature convened at noon on Tuesday. Legislators have until January...
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