MS Legislature returns to tackle unfinished business

The 2020 Mississippi Legislative Session continued on Monday, August 10 and Tuesday, August 11. When the Legislature finished the budget, the House and Senate agreed to return for no more than six days before mid-October. Gov. Tate Reeves requested they return to use...

Mississippi Legislature passes Agriculture Stabilization Act

The Mississippi legislature appropriated $13 million of federal CARES funds toward three different agricultural programs during the last two days of the session. The legislature finally adjourned sine die the first week of October after the longest session on record....

McCormick named to Mississippi Top 50

Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation President Mike McCormick was recently named to Mississippi’s 2020 Top 50 Most Influential list in the business, culture and media category. “I am very honored to have been named as a member of the fourth annual...