Hunter-gatherer. Political reporter Mississippi Today. gpender@mississippitoday.org
Jackson, Miss.
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Revised #msleg vote on HB2 was 61-59. Looks like 17 Rs voted no, two either absent or took a walk. A squeaker for the speaker
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Could currently illegal psychedelic drug help opioid addiction and other problems? Should Mississippi invest in testing it? mississippitoday.org/2025/10… #MSLeg
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Here's a guide to Mississippi's special legislative elections: mississippitoday.org/2025-sp… #MSLeg
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Podcast: Author, former GOP strategist Stuart Stevens says Republican Party has 'declared war on the future' mississippitoday.org/2025/06…
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House passes bill that threatens Mississippi's Medicaid funding, then skedaddles, leaves Senate holding bag mississippitoday.org/2025/05… #MSLeg
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Podcast: Famed political consultant James Carville, the "Ragin' Cajun," handicaps national, Mississippi politics in the Trump era mississippitoday.org/2025/05…
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Questions to ask Mississippi lawmakers about transparency, ethics, special-interest money #MSLeg mississippitoday.org/2025/04…
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House Speaker Jason White and his staff went on a trip to the Super Bowl that was paid for, at least in part, by DraftKings, one of the nation’s highest-grossing gaming companies that has invested heavily in lobbying for legal online betting. mississippitoday.org/2025/04…
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In total, the Sports Betting Alliance, a group representing DraftKings and other gaming organizations, has spent at least $454,000 since last year on lobbying and campaign donations in Mississippi
House Speaker Jason White, staff treated to Super Bowl by gambling giant pushing for legalized betting mississippitoday.org/2025/04… #MSLeg
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House Speaker Jason White, staff treated to Super Bowl by gambling giant pushing for legalized betting mississippitoday.org/2025/04… #MSLeg
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Follow here for updates mississippitoday.org/2025/04…
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Trump administration slashes education funding. Mississippi leaders and schools panic mississippitoday.org/2025/04…
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A win for press freedom: Judge dismisses Gov. Phil Bryant’s lawsuit against Mississippi Today mississippitoday.org/2025/04…
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The Senate is about to put the 2025 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature out of its misery, sine die. Governor will force lawmakers back at some point to finish a state budget before fiscal year ends June 30 #msleg
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Democrats (and rural GOP for that matter) could have, in exchange for helping the GOP leadership get income tax elimination some have long coveted, demanded equity in how state divvies up money for roads and other infrastructure and economic development. mississippitoday.org/2025/03…
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How did the Mississippi Typo Tax Swap Act of 2025 happen? Legislative recap #msleg mississippitoday.org/2025/03…
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The Senate had accidentally put in some decimal points that essentially eliminated the growth triggers that would have staved off full elimination of the income tax for years. mississippitoday.org/2025/03…
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