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Speaker Jason White names committee appointments, local legislators included

Mississippi House Speaker Jason White has named appointments for PEER Committee, Select Committee on Healthcare Reform: Certificate of Need, Select Committee on Prescription Drugs, Select Committee on Tax Reform, and Joint Legislative Committee on Compilation, Revision, and Publication.

“With the appointments made to these Committees, I feel confident that the Mississippi House of Representatives will thoroughly study current state laws and tax structures to make informed recommendations for the 2025 Legislative Session,” Speaker White said. “The House will continue its pursuit of bold initiatives and policies to improve our great state, focusing on the betterment of Mississippi and all of our citizens.”

DeSoto County legislators named to committees include the following:

  • W.I. “Doc” Harris – Select Committee on Healthcare Reform: Certificate of Need
  • Rodney Hall – Select Committee on Prescription Drugs
  • Hester Jackson-McCray – Select Committee on Tax Reform

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.