State lawmakers this week began what appears to be extended floor debates and votes ahead of the next cut-off deadline for legislative action this session. March 9th is the last day for bills to pass out of their house of origin, except for budget related measures. This year’s 105-day legislative session is scheduled to end on April 25, 2021.
Most bills scheduled for action by the full House and Senate during the early part of the session were not controversial and passed with bipartisan majorities. A number of issues, however, drew extended debate during lengthy floor sessions in both chambers this week, passing by narrow vote margins along mostly partisan lines.
State House passes bill to exempt certain election security information from public records disclosure By Laurel Demkovich, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane
Published: February 25, 2021, 1:53pm
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OLYMPIA A bill that would exempt certain election security information from public records disclosures passed the state House of Representatives on Wednesday.
After an election that brought up questions of security, the bill aims to keep certain election procedures and plans of continuity unavailable to the public. Sponsor Rep. Laurie Dolan, D-Olympia, called it “an election integrity issue.”
Election security information and contingency plans should not be provided “as a road map” to the bad actors who want to harm elections, Dolan said.
Pearl River rounds out 2021 signing class
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Pearl River rounds out 2021 signing class By WDAM Staff | February 4, 2021 at 12:29 AM CST - Updated February 4 at 12:29 AM
POPLARVILLE, Miss. (WDAM) - The Pearl River football staff was elated to announce their 2021 signing class Wednesday afternoon. The class represents the first group head coach Seth Smith and his staff have been able to recruit for a calendar year. While the COVID-19 pandemic complicated the way teams can recruit, Smith is confident the class will shine over the next two years for the Wildcats.
“We are extremely excited about our first full signing class,” Smith said. “We’ve had over nine months to evaluate these guys and also evaluate our needs for the 2021 team moving forward. We feel like we are bringing in an extremely talented group that will help us address those needs. These young men will have an immediate impact in helping us contin
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