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As promised: Mississippi's ALEC legislators

Cotton Mouth

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... »

A preview of the coming Personhood war in the Legislature ***UPDATED***

Cotton Mouth

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... »

Meet Your Chairmen, Part 1 - Rep. John Moore

Cotton Mouth

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, ... »

Two House committees have been announced

Cotton Mouth

Got your attention, didn't I? The two committees are Rules and Management. Here are their members: Rules Rep. Charles Beckett (R-Bruce) Rep. Ed Blackmon (D-Canton) Rep. Gary Chism (R-Columbus) Rep. George Flaggs (D-Vicksburg) Rep. Mark Formby (R-Picayu... »

CRISP - 2012 Legislative session begins

Yall Politics

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... »

Rep. Greg Snowden (R-Meridian) to become House Speaker pro tempore; Rep. Jeff Smith (R-Columbus) and Rep. Herb Frierson (R-Poplarville) snubbed again

Cotton Mouth

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... »

The Way of the Gunn: the post-Barbour era is officially underway

Cotton Mouth

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... »

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