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Lawmakers face redistricting lawsuit as 2023 session and election cycle start
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/04/23-1:12PM , 917 Reads 14,793 Statewide
As the 2023 session of the Mississippi Legislature gets underway this week, lawmakers face the specter of a federal lawsuit.

Various groups have joined together to file a lawsuit on behalf of the NAACP and other Mississippians claiming that the newly drawn legislative districts dilute the voting strength of African Americans.
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Harrison: Gunn ushered in budget rule limiting influence of rank-and-file members
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,01/04/23-11:36AM , 1,636 Reads 14,617 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Bobby Harrison:

When the Mississippi Legislature convened at noon Tuesday, it marked the final time for House Speaker Philip Gunn to gavel to order a regular session.
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Dome of the State Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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A look at where state’s record surplus originated and how it can be spent
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,12/29/22-1:26PM , 857 Reads 13,009 Statewide
The Mississippi Legislature will begin the 2023 session on Jan. 3 with a mind-boggling $3.9-billion surplus, according to information compiled by the staff of the Legislative Budget Committee.
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Arkansas plan of insurance for poor more agreeable than Medicaid expansion for key lawmaker
By BOBBY HARRISON - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,12/28/22-4:48PM , 870 Reads 13,378 Statewide
State Senate Medicaid Committee Chair Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven, is not the first politician to look to Arkansas as an example of how to provide health care coverage to more Mississippians.
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