Analysis: Mississippi Finds Wedge Issue, Even Amid PandemicThe state Senate voted Feb. 11 to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' or women's sports teams in Mississippi schools, community colleges and universities. No senator asked whether any transgender athlete has tried to compete.
Mississippi Could Set Deadline for Posting Campaign ReportsMississippi’s secretary of state could soon face a strict deadline for posting campaign finance reports, a demand the office says it is not equipped to handle without more employees to carry the workload.
Mississippi Senate: Ban Transgender Athletes on Female TeamsTransgender athletes would be banned from competing in girls' or women's sports in Mississippi schools and universities, under a bill that advanced in the Republican-controlled state Senate late Thursday night.
Mississippi Senate Revives Medical Marijuana Tax ProposalThe Mississippi Senate did an about-face on a proposal to set a 7% sales tax on medical marijuana, first killing a bill and then reviving it hours later in an unusual session after midnight.
GOP-Led Mississippi Senate OKs Faster Purge of Voter RollsA sharply divided Mississippi Senate voted Wednesday to speed up the process of purging inactive voters' names from election rolls. proposed legislationproposed legislation. The bill passed 36-16, with all the support coming from Republicans and all the opposition from Democrats.