Legislature Temporarily Returns Home Due to COVID-19 Threat On Tuesday, March 17, the Mississippi House of Representatives suspended the legislative session until April 1 at 2 p.m., or a date mutually agreed upon by Speaker of the House Philip Gunn…
What Happened the Week of March 9th The House met as a whole throughout the week to discuss general bills that made it out of committeeand onto the calendar. Thursday, March 12 was the deadline for representatives to discuss these…
Update From the Week of March 2nd The ninth week of the 2020 legislative session proved to be the busiest thus far. Committee meetings to discuss House bills wrapped up early in the week because of Tuesday’s general bill deadline.…
An Update From Last Week in Jackson Committees met frequently during the eighth week of the legislative session, as next Tuesday’s deadline to have House Bills out of their corresponding committees quickly approaches. After Tuesday, March 3, no additional general…
Update from the Week of February 17th Legislators had a full schedule during the seventh week of the 2020 Legislative Session. The deadline for introducing bills was on Monday night, so the calendar quickly became full with bills and resolutions…
February 10th Legislative Update Future Leaders of Jones County and Leadership Jones County This was the sixth week of the 2020 Legislative Session. House members had a busy week full of committee meetings and hearings. The deadline for the introduction…
Update for February 3rd 2020 Administrators from Ellisville State School were at the Capitol discussing improved mental health services. This was the fifth week of the 2020 Legislative Session. Floor action has been light because the deadlineto file general bills…
Pictures From January 2020 Aubrey Register is a member of the Jones County 4-H and also the state ambassador 4-H team. Administrators from Ellisville State School were at the Capitol discussing improved mental health services. Tyler Owen, myself and Rex…
WEEK 4 2020 in Jackson This was the fourth week of the 2020 Legislative Session. Because it is early in the session, thecommittees are just starting to meet as bills are still being drafted, so the floor action has been…
Donnie Named to Legislative Roles for 2020 Donnie Scoggin was named as Vice-chairman of Universities and Colleges Committee last week in the Mississippi Legislature. Scoggin was also named to roles on the Agriculture Committee, Judiciary B, County Affairs and Public…