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By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 275 Reads
On Thu, 03/04/2021 - 11:34 AM

Last week, House members continued to work to make sure we address the issues that you are concerned about. Last Wednesday was the deadline for House appropriation measures to be introduced and passed to the Senate floor.

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Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 661 Reads
On Fri, 02/19/2021 - 07:59 AM

The floor deadline on Thursday marked the half-way point of this unusual Legislative session. We discussed and voted on over 100 general bills that had made it out of House committees. I am proud to say I co-sponsored a number of important bills that will now be considered by the Senate. Some of them are explained below.

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Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 708 Reads
On Thu, 02/11/2021 - 09:10 AM

Last week, the Legislature completed its first major deadline, with bills being voted on in committee.
As I wrote previously, some of us in the House are especially concerned about a measure in the other chamber — Senate Bill 2486, which proposed selling off our State Parks.

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Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 732 Reads
On Thu, 02/04/2021 - 08:58 AM

One of the biggest discussions at the Capitol this year has been turned to our State Parks.

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Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 787 Reads
On Wed, 01/27/2021 - 04:07 PM

On January 5, at high noon, the 133rd Mississippi State Legislature began the second session in its four-year term.
The first few weeks of the 90-day term are set aside for the legislature to draft, introduce, and work on legislation before it’s considered for debate and passage into law.

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Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 755 Reads
On Fri, 01/22/2021 - 08:49 AM

I had the honor last week of adjourning the Mississippi House of Representatives in memory of local small business owner, veteran, Mayor of Springfield/Cooperville, Husband, Father, Grandfather, Brother, Friend and my great Uncle Jimmy Lane Cooper.

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Bills filed to address state testing in public schools

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 857 Reads
On Fri, 01/15/2021 - 09:36 AM

Last week Representative Sam Creekmore and I filed bills in the House of Representatives addressing the mandated graduation and subject testing of our students.

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Relief for farmers

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 895 Reads
On Thu, 10/22/2020 - 01:50 PM

We are proud to see that applications are now open for Covid Relief for our local farmers to apply.

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Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 864 Reads
On Fri, 10/09/2020 - 12:42 PM

This past week, the legislature returned to reallocate federal COVID-19 relief dollars to ensure that they’re spent efficiently before the end of the year (at which point unspent funds are returned to the federal government).

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Assistance available to residents

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 2,723 Reads
On Wed, 09/09/2020 - 04:01 PM

Covid got you struggling? Need help for Rent, Mortgage, Electric or gas bills, or repair air conditioning, heaters, & fans?
Breaking News: MDHS Receives $24 Million from CARES Act for Rent/Mortgage Assistance and LIHEAP.

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