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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Mississippi lawmakers approve $7 billion budget in special session marred by political fighting

4 weeks ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

Mississippi lawmakers on Thursday finally passed a $7.1 billion state budget to fund government agencies, but it wasn’t a master class in legislative statesmanship. Senators complained about their House counterparts, House members fought bitterly among themselves about budget details and lawmakers knowingly passed a bill that conflicts with federal Medicaid regulations. kAm%96 AF3=:4 5:DA=2J @7 3:4<6C:?8 E@@< A=246 5FC:?8 2 DA64:2= =68:D=2E:G6 D6DD:@? 3642FD6 =2H>2<6CD 4@F=5?’E 28C66 @?
Governor calls lawmakers into special session to pass ‘conservative’ budget

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

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With fiscal year running out, Mississippi lawmakers still can’t agree on a state budget

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

House and Senate leaders appear to remain at loggerheads on a $7 billion state budget, even as the deadline to fund state government for the next fiscal year approaches. Legislators adjourned their regular session earlier this year without agreeing on a budget, with the House and Senate, both Republican led, in a bitter political fight over numerous issues. Now, they’re trying to reach a final deal before the fiscal year ends on June 30.
Mississippi appealing mail-in absentee ballot ruling to U.S. Supreme Court

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

Mississippi officials are appealing to the U.S. Supreme Court a federal court ruling that struck down Mississippi’s five-day grace period for mail-in absentee ballots to arrive after Election Day. Attorneys for the state filed court documents stating their intention to petition the nation’s highest court to overturn a decision from an appellate court that found a state election law conflicted with federal election laws. kAm&]$] s:DEC:4E yF586 {@F:D vF:CC@=2 92=E65 2== =@H6C 4@FCE 24E:@?
Mississippi appealing mail-in absentee ballot ruling to US Supreme Court

1 month ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

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DOJ dismisses pay discrimination lawsuit against Mississippi Senate

2 months 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

2 months 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 months ago | djournal.com | Taylor Vance

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Reeves says he’ll call lawmakers back in special session

2 months 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 months 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.