The House calendar is jammed full today. Rep. Gary Chism (R - Columbus), is likely still twisting arms on the Workers Compensation Destruction Bill, as he hasn't called it up yet. The longer he waits, the more likely it is that he doesn't have the vo... »
Regular readers know that Rep. Gary Chism (R-Columbus), your House Insurance Chairman, has spent the better part of the last 15 years pushing insurance products from the State Capitol. His efforts to force Mississippians to buy auto insurance, a produ... »
After the Motion to Reconsider the Workers Compensation Destruction Bill, Rep. Gary Chism (R - Columbus) moved to lay the bill on the table subject to call. That motion passed 61-58. That means that those in favor of the bill have time to work the sw... »
A month ago, I unveiled a list of Mississippi legislators who are members of ALEC. Well, what about a list of Mississippi politicians (most legislators) who've hung out with an even more insidious group? A group that the Republican National Committee... »
It appears as though Rep. Gary Chism (R - Columbus) will not be calling the workers compensation bill up for a vote today. That can only mean that he and MASI were not successful in twisting enough arms last night and today to get SB 2576 through the ... »
Rep. Jeff Smith (R - Columbus) is pushing an effective repeal of the inventory tax that he thinks will lead to more businesses coming into Mississippi. In short, it's another gimmick to pad the wallets of the PACs who funded Republican election effort... »
As promised yesterday, here is a breakdown of the votes on the judicial pay raise bill that passed the House yesterday. All in all, Democrats did a good job of holding their caucus together, with all but three Democrats voting in favor of the bill. M... »
House Bill 562, a bill written by Rep. Gary Chism (R - Columbus) that has been discussed here and at Mississippi Litigation Review, is dead. You'll remember Rep. Chism from his stellar work in the Legislature forcing people to buy his products. Click... »
Just an excellent piece by Jeff Amy in the Clarion-Ledger yesterday. I highly recommend reading it and sharing it with your friends. Lays bare Rep. Gary Chism's (R - Columbus) questionable tactics, his connections to ALEC, and a company called MV Ver... »
There's a bill in the Mississippi House that I'm sure Republicans will try to paint as a "jobs creation" bill. Well, considering their utter failure to create jobs over the last 8 years, anything they promise regarding jobs needs a thorough going over... »
I promised this a few days ago, and now it's time to deliver. Here's a list of Mississippi Legislators that are ALEC members. Some of the Mississippi ALEC members were defeated last year, including Rep. Jim Ellington, the ALEC state chairman and 2011... »
MSLitigationReview.com has a great post up today. Thanks to Philip, we know that Rep. Gary Chism (R - Columbus), whom frequent readers will remember as the newly-appointed chairman of the House Insurance Committee, has authored House Bill 562 that wou... »
For years, Mississippians have been clamoring for the Legislature to raise the limit on beer's "alcohol by weight" measurement. Mississippi has the lowest limit in the nation, and it prohibits the sale of a large number of craft beers in the state. C... »
Last week, the House took up HB 16, a measure followed closely here and across statewide media. The public's attention to HB 16 is no doubt due in large part to the national outrage following the Penn State child molestation debacle. As you may recal... »
Rule No. 26 of the House Rules states in part: “No member shall vote on any question in the result of which he is pecuniarily interested…” For many members of the Mississippi House, this rule stands as a prohibition against self dealing, a reminder tha... »
