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House Speaker Jason White's signature school choice package was killed in a unanimous vote by the Senate education subcommittee.
Devna Bose, Mississippi Today 3, 2026 The House’s education bill that includes wide expansion of school choice policies is dead, its fate decided after 84 seconds of deliberation […]
Under the plan approved by the Senate, DHS would be funded temporarily to Feb. 13, setting up a deadline for Congress to find consensus restricting ICE operations.
House leaders are aiming to expedite consideration of the Senate's deal to fund the government as a shutdown looms after midnight.
The Mississippi Senate Education Committee killed House Bill 2 on Tuesday night after a meeting that lasted less than two minutes, ending the latest attempt at school choice legislation in the state.
One bill involves excluding 'heated tobacco products' from cigarette taxes, while another is meant to protect minors from ads.
Today marked the beginning of an uncertain week for Indiana's redistricting bill. The House last week easily passed House Bill 1032, which fulfills President Donald Trump's request for a congressional map devoid of Democratic-favored districts. Today the ...