In response to a Twitter request, here's a breakdown of how folks voted, with their region noted by the following color code: FOR (67 - 37 Democrats, 30 Republicans) Rep. Gene Alday (R - Walls) Rep. Brian Aldridge (R - Tupelo) Rep. Willie Bailey (D - G... »
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... »
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... »
As promised, the weekend brought a bit more time to study Speaker Philip Gunn's committee chairmen appointments. According to Geoff Pender of the Sun Herald, Speaker Philip Gunn based his committee assignments on the laudable criteria of “capability, ... »
2012 Legislative session begins Lawmakers in the House and Senate gaveled in at about noon, with friends and family filling the balconies and the floor of each chamber. The oath of office was given to new lawmakers, marking the start of the new term. T... »
After the Republican conference in Rankin County several weeks ago to determine a Republican Speaker candidate, many assumed that one of the two strongest losing candidates, Rep. Jeff Smith (R-Columbus) and Rep. Herb Frierson (R-Poplarville), would get... »
If Republican Speaker nominee Rep. Philip Gunn (R-Clinton) assumes the speakership in January, he’ll have the thinnest legislative record of any person to have ever reached such heights. Gunn hasn't taken the podium many times during his legislative t... »
