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Interesting bills still alive in the MS Legislature

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2 years ago

February 10, 2023

rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-02-10 11:26:11

Senate members question Sen.David Parker, R-Olive Branch, at podium, regarding a bill he authored to set up a regional governing board for the Jackson water system at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 7, 2023. The bill was passed in the Senate.

With two major deadlines down, some of the most prominent pieces of legislation are still alive in the Mississippi Legislature, while others were left on the cutting room floor.

Thursday was the last day for original floor action in own house, meaning that all bills must pass the chamber they originated in, or they will die.

Observers should be wary of considering any legislation truly dead, since those bills that did not make it could still be amended into related legislation. As the saying around the capitol goes, it’s not dead until it’s “dead, dead, dead.”

That said, below are some of the…

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In NIT, Southern Miss basketball to face UAB in opener

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March 12, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-12 21:36:08

Southern Miss men’s basketball is heading to the NIT for the first time since 2014.

The Golden Eagles will face UAB in the first round of the 2023 NIT on Tuesday (6:30 p.m., ESPN+), having learned their postseason fate Sunday.

Coach Jay Ladner – the Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year – guided Southern Miss (25-7) to its third regular-season conference championship and first since 2000-01. The regular-season title clinched an automatic bid for the Golden Eagles despite a 78-61 quarterfinals loss to South Alabama in the conference tournament March 4.

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Mississippi Legislature moves through another major deadline Wednesday

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2 years ago

March 9, 2023

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rssfeeds.hattiesburgamerican.com – Mississippi Clarion Ledger – 2023-03-09 13:31:52

Another legislative deadline came and went Wednesday, with all bills having to move past the floor of the chamber they did not originate in, and a number of the most watched bills remain alive.

Some big pieces of legislation died though, including one of the most important ones related to the city of Jackson.

See what made it past Wednesday’s deadline, and what did not.