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By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 1,374 Reads
On Wed, 09/09/2020 - 05:01 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.

Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 789 Reads
On Thu, 08/20/2020 - 12:42 PM

We as legislators returned to the capitol on Monday, August 10 to override the Governor’s veto of the Education appropriation bill, funded the teacher incentive program, and also amended the “Back to Business Mississippi Grant Program” that was created in May and increases the grant program to $3,500 per business.

Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 599 Reads
On Thu, 06/25/2020 - 01:16 PM

Last week, we were busy in the House of Representatives working to meet deadlines and finish any remaining legislation. Wednesday was the deadline for original floor action on Senate bills, so any general bills left on the calendar died.

Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 682 Reads
On Thu, 06/18/2020 - 12:04 PM

The deadline for House committees to report Senate bills occurred on Tuesday evening. Any Senate bills that did not make it out of committees died.

Throughout the rest of the week, the House met to discuss bills that survived the deadline. Representatives passed over 40 Senate bills, including the following:

Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 682 Reads
On Thu, 06/11/2020 - 01:23 PM

The end of this week marked the deadline for House appropriations and revenue bills to be introduced and passed. Most legislation came from the Appropriations and Ways and Means Committees, while some general bills from the Senate were also introduced.

Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 243 Reads
On Thu, 06/04/2020 - 02:43 PM

This pandemic quarantine business has taken a toll on man and beast alike it seems. One specific area of disdain is the open highway.

Housekeeping

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 141 Reads
On Wed, 05/20/2020 - 01:49 PM

This past week we met at the Capitol to continue the debate on how we would appropriate the funds from the CARES Act.

We met in different committees to discuss small businesses, education, rural internet, cities and counties, and unemployment. I was proud to be in the conversation in these meetings.

Mississippi Legislature recesses for COVID-19 Pandemic

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 1,226 Reads
On Thu, 03/26/2020 - 10:22 AM

On Tuesday, March 17, the Mississippi House of Representatives suspended the legislative session until April 1 at 2 p.m., or a date mutually agreed upon by Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and Lt.

Another busy week in the Mississippi House

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 1,104 Reads
On Thu, 03/19/2020 - 11:40 AM

First, I want to thank each of you who has stepped up to do what is necessary for our communities to make the best of this coronavirus situation.

Busy week at the State Capitol

By Tom Miles, READ MORE > 779 Reads
On Thu, 03/12/2020 - 11:07 AM

The ninth week of the 2020 legislative session proved to be the busiest one yet. Committee meetings to discuss House bills wrapped up early in the week because of Tuesday’s general bill deadline. After Tuesday, all general bills that were not passed out of committee died.

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