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This Week at the State Capitol, April 29 – May 3
The final days of the 2024 Mississippi Legislative Session never fail to disappoint, and this Session proved to uphold expectations. With tensions rising between the two legislative chambers, on April 29th, the House of Representatives and Senate agreed on HC 64 which...
This Week at the State Capitol, April 21 – April 26
As the Session winds down, this week saw last-ditch efforts on negotiating the major policy issues of the 2024 Regular Legislative Session. With procedural and floor work needing a certain amount of time to complete and both the Senate and House of Representatives...
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Announces the approval of the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) signup in Mississippi
USDA_FSA_emergency_forest_restoration_program-fact_sheet Pearl, MS - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the approval of the Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP) signup in all 82 counties in Mississippi. This program aims to provide...
This Week at the State Capitol, April 5 – April 19
As the 2024 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature winds down and both chambers are focused on clearing their respective calendars, most of the real work this week was accomplished behind the scenes in leadership meetings. Negotiations are on-going between...
UPDATE: USDA Grants Miss. Delegation Request for Statewide Emergency Forest Restoration Aid
emergency_forest_restoration_program-fact_sheet Following last week’s delivery of a Mississippi congressional delegation letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday approved Emergency Forest Restoration Program (EFRP)...
Connecting Food to the Hungry a Team Effort
Whirring through aisle after aisle of the Mississippi Food Network’s warehouse in Jackson, workers on forklifts are busy loading and unloading tractor trailers of canned and fresh food items. The reality is as soon as the...
This Week at the State Capitol, April 8 – April 12
The end of the 2024 Mississippi Regular Legislative Session is rapidly approaching and at this point there is a deadline almost every day. Wednesday, April 10th was the deadline for general bills to pass off of the floor in the opposite chamber. Each chamber let key...
Mississippi Delegation Asks USDA to provide Emergency Forestry Restoration Payments in Advance
Letter to Vilsack on EFRP The entire Mississippi Congressional Delegation has sent a letter to USDA Secretary Vilsack Thursday requesting his assistance in changing the Emergency Forestry Restoration Payments structure to allow landowners to receive advanced payments...
This Week at the State Capitol, April 1 – April 5
This week, the Mississippi Legislature saw some tension between policymakers as a crucial deadline killed several key pieces of legislation. The deadline for general bills to move out of committee in the opposite chamber was Tuesday, April 2. With each chamber...
This Week at the State Capitol, March 25-March 29
The 2024 Regular Session of the Mississippi Legislature has made significant progress after completing 88 days of this scheduled 125-day session. The revenue and appropriations deadline was Wednesday, March 27th. All bills dealing with the budget or taxation had to...
This Week at the Mississippi State Capitol, March 18-22
Following a busy couple of weeks, things at the Mississippi Legislature slowed down a little this week. After finishing their first round of action on general bills, the House of Representatives and Senate have begun the initial work on appropriations and revenue...
State Women’s Leadership Committee Enjoys Day of Advocacy and Service
Setting up shop in this bustling part of the Mississippi State Capitol, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation’s State Women’s Leadership Committee sets their sights on any and all state legislators they can speak to...