This was a busy week at the Capitol. Monday February 8th was the deadline to file general bills in the House. Thousands of bills were filed in the House and Senate, and committees began meeting this week to consider these measures. Much of this week...
Read More*Note: This page will be continuously updated as votes are taken and posted. To view the full text of a measure, click on the bill number. To view the vote totals, click on the date immediately beneath the bill title. The following resolutions were adopted by...
Read MoreIt’s hard to believe we’re into the second month of the legislative session! This week marked one of the first important deadlines for the House: the deadline to have new legislation drafted. With committees in place and bills drafted, we will begin meeting to consider...
Read More*Note: This page will be continuously updated as votes are taken and posted. To view the full text of a measure, click on the bill number. To view the vote totals, click on the date immediately beneath the bill title. The following resolutions were adopted by...
Read More1/27/2016 6:00:00 PM Bomgar: No excuses for 2016 By MICHAEL SIMMONS Madison County Journal Freshman legislator Rep. Joel Bomgar (R-Madison) is four weeks in to the new legislative session and is calling 2016 "The Year of No Excuses."The Republicans have a super-majority in both the House of Representatives and...
Read MoreJoel spoke with Jim Thorn of WYAB 103.9 FM to discuss the beginning of Mississppi's 2016 legislative session and what he hopes to accomplish this year. [embed]https://soundcloud.com/joel-bomgar/joel-bomgar-on-wyab-1039-jackson-ms[/embed]...
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