Taylor Vance

Jackson

Government Reporter at Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal

Covering campaigns & state government for @MSTODAYnews. Previously @DJournalnow. Always craving Delta tamales and a good story.

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DOJ dismisses pay discrimination lawsuit against Mississippi Senate

1 week ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

The Department of Justice on Tuesday voluntarily dismissed its civil lawsuit against the Mississippi State Senate over allegations that the legislative body paid a Black attorney less money than her white colleagues. Court documents did not specify a reason for the dismissal, and a Justice Department spokesperson did not immediately respond to a request for comment. kAm|:DD:DD:AA: pEE@C?6J v6?6C2= {J?? u:E49’D @77:46 96=A65 5676?5 E96 $6?2E6 :? E96 =:E:82E:@?] |2CJpD2 {66[ 2 DA@<6DA6CD@?
Trump to appoint two Northern District Mississippi judges after Aycock takes senior status

1 week ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

President Donald Trump can now appoint two new judges to the federal bench in the Northern District of Mississippi. U.S. District Judge Sharion Aycock announced recently that she was taking senior status effective April 15. This means she will still hear cases as a judge but will have a reduced caseload. kAm“x 92G6 366? D@ 7@CEF?2E6 5FC:?8 >J 6?E:C6 =682= 42C66C[” pJ4@4< D2:5 :? 2 DE2E6>6?E] “pD @?6 @7 @?=J 2 76H H@>6? 8C25F2E:?8 :?
Federal judges hear arguments over new legislative districts

2 weeks ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

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Reeves says he’ll call lawmakers back in special session

2 weeks ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday said he will call lawmakers into a special session to adopt a budget before state agencies run out of money later in the summer and hinted he might force legislators to consider other measures.
Mississippi Legislature ends 2025 session without setting budget

2 weeks ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

The House on Wednesday voted to end what had become a futile legislative session without passing a budget to fund state government, for the first time in 16 years. The Senate is expected to do the same on Thursday. House Speaker Jason White and Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann, both Republicans, blamed each other for failing to come to the negotiating table on ironing out a final $7 billion state budget.
Mississippi Legislature ends 2025 session without setting a budget over GOP infighting

3 weeks ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

The Mississippi House on Wednesday voted to end what had become a futile legislative session without passing a budget to fund state government, for the first time in 16 years. The Senate is expected to do the same on Thursday. The decision to leave the Capitol without funding government services means Gov. Tate Reeves would have to call legislators into a special session before government funding runs out on June 30 to avoid a shutdown.
Gov. Reeves signs tax overhaul bill into law to phase out income tax

3 weeks ago | djournal.com | Michael Goldberg |Taylor Vance

Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill to overhaul Mississippi’s tax system — one that many lawmakers inadvertently voted for because of typos — into law on Thursday. This sets Mississippi on a path to become the first state to eliminate an existing income tax, when the tax is phased out in about 14 years. kAm#66G6D D2:5 E96 =2H >2C<D 2 EFC?:?8 A@:?E :?
Gov. Reeves eager to sign typo tax swap into law

1 month ago | djournal.com | Geoff Pender |Taylor Vance

The House on Friday took advantage of Senate typos — a few errant decimal points — in a bill and sent to Gov. Tate Reeves the most sweeping overhaul in taxation in modern Mississippi history. Despite the Senate and a large number of House members voting for the plan being accidental due to the typos, Reeves has said on social media he’ll sign it into law, and that lawmakers can work bugs out in coming years. Lt. Gov.
House votes to send Senate income tax elimination plan to governor

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance |Michael Goldberg |Geoff Pender

The House on Thursday morning voted 92-27 to agree with the Senate’s latest proposal to eliminate the state income tax and increase the gasoline tax. But the House GOP leadership held the bill on a motion to reconsider, and another version of the tax bill remains alive. After the House passed the measure, the top legislative leaders and the governor went quiet, and declined to comment. kAm“{6E’D 6?5 E96 E2I @? H@C< @?46 2?5 7@C 2== :? E96 DE2E6 @7 |:DD:DD:AA:[” w@FD6 (2JD 2?5 |62?D r92:C>2?
Senate passes redistricting that calls for 10 new elections

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

Voters from 10 Senate districts will have to re-decide in November special elections who should represent them in Jackson, pending court approval, under a resolution the Senate approved on Wednesday. The chamber passed the plan 33-16. Two Democrats joined with the GOP majority to support the plan, while three Republicans joined with the Democratic minority to oppose it. kAmtG6? E9@F89 G@E6CD ;FDE 6=64E65 >6>36CD @7 E96 {68:D=2EFC6 :? a_ab[ E96 `_ C246D H:== 36 96=5 282:?