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Mar 4, 2015

Bills Dead Or Alive - March 3rd Deadline

Tuesday, March 3rd was the deadline for bills to pass out of committee from the opposite chamber. Senate bills had to pass out of House committees and House bills had to pass out of Senate committees. ...

Feb 19, 2015

Saving a Life is More Important than Making an Arrest

Senate Bill 2780, the Mississippi Medical Emergency Good Samaritan Act, is a bill to provide immunity from arrest...

Feb 18, 2015

You Move, You Lose!

House Bill 932 will require registrars to mail a voter registration card to the mailing address provided on an...

Feb 12, 2015

Mississippi Risks Engaging in Human Experimentation with SB2543 and HB1305

Two pieces of legislation, Senate Bill 2543 and House Bill 1305, amend a statute in Mississippi to prevent disclosure of the suppliers of drugs used in executions. These execution secrecy bills cannot be...

Jan 28, 2015

New Legislation Could Require Drug Testing for Public Benefit Recipients

Once again, the Mississippi Legislature has proposed a bill to require drug testing for public benefit recipients in the form of...

Jan 28, 2015

ACLU of Mississippi 2015 Legislative Priorities

By Keia Johnson, ACLU of Mississippi Legislative Strategist

As a new legislative session is now under way, we are working with legislators to advance our shared beliefs in democracy...

By Keia Johnson, ACLU of Mississippi Legislative Strategist

As a new legislative session is now under way, we are working with legislators to advance our shared beliefs in democracy...