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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, March 13, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/13/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Click here for MPE's latest bill tracking spreadsheet which reflects action on those bills we are tracking as of noon t...
Friday, March 7, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/7/25 Legislative Update » Tuesday, March 4, was the deadline for committees to pass general bills that originated in the other chamber. Any general...
Thursday, March 6, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/6/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Click here for MPE's latest bill tracking spreadsheet which reflects action on those bills we are tracking as of noon t...
Tuesday, March 4, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 3/4/25 Legislative Update: School Choice Bills Die » Today was a good day for public education in our state, as the Senate Education Committee did not take up the following bi...
Friday, February 28, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/28/25 Legislative Update and Bill Tracking » Both House Education and Senate Education met this week, but each committee only took up a handful of bills. Both committe...
Friday, February 21, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/21/25 Legislative Update » The appropriation process began in earnest this week with both the House and Senate adopting several appropriation bills t...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/20/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Click here for our latest bill tracking spreadsheet which reflects action on those bills we are tracking as of noon tod...
Thursday, February 20, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/20/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Click here for our latest bill tracking spreadsheet which reflects action on those bills we are tracking as of noon tod...
Friday, February 14, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/14/25 Legislative Update: HB 1433 Dies on House Calendar » Last night was the deadline for floor action on general bills originating in each chamber (i.e., House or Senate). Clic...
Thursday, February 13, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/13/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Tonight was the floor deadline for the House and Senate to pass those general bills that originated in their respective ch...
Saturday, February 8, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/7/25 Bill Tracking Spreadsheet » Tuesday night, February 4, was the first committee deadline of the 2025 Legislative Session. Any general bill not passed o...
Thursday, February 6, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 2/7/25 Legislative Update: House Approves Public School Choice Bill » Tuesday night, February 4, was the first committee deadline of the session. Any general bill not passed out of its respect...
Thursday, February 6, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) PERS Board Holds Special Called Meeting » The PERS Board of Trustees held a special called meeting Wednesday, February 5. Dr. Randy McCoy, one of two retiree repres...
Monday, February 3, 2025 (0 Comments - view/add) 1/31/25 Legislative Update » Thank you to all of our members who heeded MPE’s January 24 th call to action and called their House member to ask him/he...
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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