Perspective

• EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS: Legislators approaching busy part of 2020 session
• ROGER WICKER: Honoring Mississippian Hiram Rhodes Revels
• BOBBY HARRISON: Hosemann: Senate ‘not in the business of doing tax credits this year,’ need to fix state problems first
• BILL CRAWFORD: Mississippi Ignores Conservative Taxing
• BRETT KITTREDGE: Regulatory reform can, and should, be a priority
• HU MEENA: Computer science education: Mississippi’s future can’t wait
• SID SALTER: Is Corporal Punishment Greatest Problem Facing Noxubee County Schools?
• ROGER WICKER: New SHIPS Implementation Act Builds Upon Successful Policy
• EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS: Mississippi gov wants scrutiny of prison spending
• BILL CRAWFORD: Gunn Sticks to Guns on Retirees

State News

• CL: ‘A long weekend for Mississippi.’ The flooding Pearl River has crested. Here’s what’s next.
• CL: Jackson flooding: What you need to know Monday as the Pearl River nears its crest
• SH: John Grisham’s favorite Coast restaurant sends him gumbo. Now he’s written about it.
• WLBT: Former inmates say Parchman Unit 29 problems are not new
• SH: Pardoned killer told never to return to Jackson County. He’s back – and it’s legal.
• DJ: Making it count: Tupelo prepares for census effort
• CL: Poll: Mississippi voters are worried about health costs. They want lawmakers to act
• SH: Plan would force Army Corps to study options to opening Bonnet Carré
• CA: Operations center, 350 jobs mark Google’s entry into Memphis metro area
• SH: Coast saw 60% more new business development in 2019. Here are the biggest openings.

Politics and Government

• WLOX: Sec. of State Michael Watson proposes changes at the DMV
• AP: Special election set for a south Mississippi House seat
• DJ: Despite legislative resistance, Watson vows to keep working on DMV policy proposal
• CL: State officials consider reopening Walnut Grove prison, which faced scandal and violence
• WAPT: ‘SIP Plan’ would improve DMV process, Watson says
• CL: Bills filed to change Mississippi flag. Here’s what you need to know
• CL: Confused by the Mississippi welfare embezzlement scandal? Here’s a timeline of events
• AP: Mississippi inmate death toll rises amid emergency extension
• WJTV: Secretary Watson announces legislation on the “SIP Plan”
• WJTV: Secretary of State prepares for Mississippi’s primary elections

Blog

• JJ: Bedwetter Alert!!!
• JJ: Chaney Pushes Balance Billing Reform
• MT: Gunn to kill DMV reorganization plan pushed by secretary of state
• YALL: Secretary Watson Announces Upcoming Legislation Regarding the “SIP Plan”
• YALL: Auditor White: Tip from former Gov. Phil Bryant led to DHS investigation
• JJ: MCEC Asks Court to Remove Freeze Order
• MT: Ep. 93: ‘This is a sad day for Mississippi politics’: GOP lawmakers rip Speaker Gunn over paycheck decision
• YALL: BIPEC endorses Supreme Court Justice Kenny Griffis
• MT: After MDOT audit comes back clean, leaders renew push for more infrastructure funding
• YALL: Bills to watch for the 2020 Legislative Session