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Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says if a bill providing one year of Medicaid coverage for postpartum women reaches his desk, he would sign that bill.

Southaven students visit State Capitol

Southaven High School students visited the State Capitol for a tour and Youth Legislature Conference, Model United Nations.

A bill to regulate transgender procedures and surgeries in Mississippi for those under the age of 18 is on its way to Gov. Tate Reeves.

Prayer and pledge of allegiance opens Senate session.

I love DeSoto County and it has been an honor to represent you in the legislature, but our work isn’t done. – State. Sen. Kevin Blackwell.

Bills address healthcare issues.

Projected opening date is Jan. 9.

Initial public hearing dates are set for Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s nine-member Senate Study Group on Women, Children, and Families.

Weekly report on state Senate activities.

Weekly report on activities in the Mississippi state Senate.