Blog tagged as Legislature

Legislation creating a Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) – composed of five Governor appointees and counseled by industry stakeholders – passed in the Senate Wednesday on 20-17 party-line votes.

In a letter addressed to House leadership, Rep. Phil Green (R-Millington) expressed his ethical concern about a gift of apples placed on members’ desks that was accompanied by a request to vote yes on four bills.

A federal judge declined to dismiss the criminal case against former Rep. Larry Inman, who is accused of soliciting a bribe in the form of a campaign contribution for a vote on repealing prevailing wage in 2018.

Six bills rolling back 30 years of abortion restrictions put on the books by Republican majorities moved through a House committee Wednesday morning, but their future in the full chamber is dubious after one Democrat came out against them and others may as well.

The state is now one step closer to six new recognized religious holidays, after the full six-bill package establishing Islamic, Jewish, Hindu and other religious holidays passed the House, despite one absent Democratic member.