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Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn Credit: Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/Report For America

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If Gunn is going to challenge Reeves for governor, it didn’t show at Neshoba
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Mon,08/02/21-9:36AM , 1,565 Reads 17,178 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Geoff Pender:

Given House Speaker Philip Gunn’s recent testing of the waters for a challenge of Gov. Tate Reeves, there was some anticipation their back-to-back Neshoba Fair stump speeches could serve as soft launch of a Gunn gubernatorial campaign.
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Governor Tate Reeves delivers the State of the State address on the steps of the State Capitol Tuesday afternoon. Reeves spoke of a better Mississippi through better education, jobs and unity. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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Other governors use bully pulpits, incentives to urge vaccination. Where’s Gov. Reeves?
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Tue,07/27/21-5:12PM , 1,537 Reads 20,877 Statewide
Below is a political analysis column by Geoff Pender:

As a more virulent strain of COVID-19 rips through states with low vaccination rates, many governors are using their megaphones and-or state resources to urge residents to get inoculated and overcome vaccine hesitancy and misinformation.
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Dr. David B. Allen, M.D., retired cardiovascular and thoracic surgeon, and cannabis advocate, expresses his support for the passage of medical marijuana. during a press conference on the south steps of the State Capitol Wednesday July 21, 2021 in Jackon. Dr. Allen is the author of Mississippi Ballot Initiative 77. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today

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House, Senate leaders: Medical marijuana legislative session could be held in August
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Thu,07/22/21-4:48PM , 1,041 Reads 15,663 Statewide
House and Senate negotiators are expected to begin meeting next week to try to draft a medical marijuana compromise bill, and both sides say they believe the governor could call a special session in August for lawmakers to pass such a measure.
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Mississippi sees massive increases in tax collections as economy awakens, stimulus funds flow
By GEOFF PENDER - MISSISSIPPI TODAY
Wed,07/21/21-11:06AM , 1,196 Reads 15,608 Statewide
State tax collections increased by $924 million, or nearly 16%, year-over-year for the fiscal 2021 year that ended in June, a state report released Tuesday showed, as Mississippi’s economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic and percolates from billions in federal government spending.
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