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Mississippi Legislature approves DEI ban after heated debate
Mississippi lawmakers have agreed to ban diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and certain “divisive concepts” from public schools.
 
Mississippi Senate, House propose new income tax elimination plans, set stage for showdown
Mississippi House and Senate leaders have unveiled new plans to eliminate the state income tax and raise gasoline taxes — charting a path to more negotiations over the most notable legislative debate of the 2025 session.
 
Mississippi Senate advances its tax overhaul. Debate centers on who the proposal would help
A Senate committee has advanced legislation to reduce the Mississippi state income tax and the sales tax on groceries while raising the gasoline tax.
 
Lawmaker: There is no outside oversight of medical care at Mississippi prisons
The Mississippi House has passed a bill that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to prison inmates. House Corrections Chairwoman Rep.
 
Mississippi Senate passes DEI ban, setting up negotiation with House
The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s universities. Senate Republicans passed the bill Thursday with a party line 34-14 vote.
 
Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
Mississippi House Republicans advanced a bill that would shutter DEI programs in all of the state’s public schools, ban certain concepts from being taught in classrooms and dictate how schools define gender.
 
Sending taxpayer money to private schools advances in Mississippi House
A Mississippi House committee has advanced a bill that would send taxpayer money from public to private schools.
 
Legalized online sports betting advances in Mississippi Legislature
A panel of Mississippi lawmakers has approved a bill that would permit mobile sports betting, a move proponents say would satisfy strong consumer demand and produce millions in new tax revenue. House Gaming Chairman Rep.
 
‘Make it happen’: Mississippi Legislature pushes to ban DEI as political pressure mounts
With President Donald Trump elevating bans of diversity, equity and inclusion programs to the top of national Republicans’ education agenda, Mississippi lawmakers are working to shutter DEI across the state’s higher education system.