*Correction - Attorney David Ott was incorrectly referenced as the Convention Center attorney. He is the Tourism Commission attorney.
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On November 17th, 2016 the Mississippi State Auditor's office demanded that seven Hattiesburg Tourism Center board members repay $251,951.80 plus $164,488.46 in accrued interest,...
A House bill that bans synthetic kratom products and limits the sale of kratom products to those 21 and up has been signed into law by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves after breezing through both chambers of the state legislature. The debate has intensified surrounding kratom in Mississippi since 2022, when the first bill was introduced […]
Mississippi lawmakers voted to join other states with a standalone department of tourism, but due to a budget collapse at the hands of GOP lawmakers and no accompanying appropriations bill, Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed the bill on Thursday. Senate Bill 2573, named the “Mississippi Tourism Reorganization Act,” was approved by both the House and Senate […]
A House bill that bans synthetic kratom products and limits the sale of kratom products to those 21 and up has been signed into law by Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves after breezing through both chambers of the state legislature. The debate has intensified surrounding kratom in Mississippi since 2022, when the first bill was introduced […]
Mississippi lawmakers voted to join other states with a standalone department of tourism, but due to a budget collapse at the hands of GOP lawmakers and no accompanying appropriations bill, Gov. Tate Reeves vetoed the bill on Thursday. Senate Bill 2573, named the “Mississippi Tourism Reorganization Act,” was approved by both the House and Senate […]
