FILE - Mississippi House Medicaid Committee Chairwoman Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, left, listens as Drew Snyder, executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid, speaks at the state Capitol, Feb. 7, 2024, in Jackson, Miss. A new “presumptive eligibility” law that takes effect Monday, July 1, 2024, allows earlier Mississippi Medicaid coverage during pregnancy.
A new law allows any town or city, regardless of its size, to hold an election on whether to allow the sale of alcohol, even if that municipality is in a dry county. The previous law had population thresholds of at least 5,000 for any municipality that is entirely within one county or 6,000 for any municipality in two different counties.in statewide, county, city and school district elections, but the method will remain available for military members and U.S.
— If no candidate wins a majority in a primary or general election for a federal, state or local office, a runoff between the top two candidates will take place four weeks later. Current law sets the runoff three weeks later. This law will take effect Jan. 1.