Mississippi Tenth Amendment Center

Mississippi Bill Would End Common Core in the State JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 10, 2018) – A bill introduced in the Mississippi Senate would end Common Core in schools throughout the state.

The city of Bay St. Louis, Miss., provides us with a $300,000 lesson on why the widespread use of asset forfeiture at a local, state, and federal level needs to end.

http://blog.tenthamendmentcenter.com/2017/02/the-300000-asset-forfeiture-mistake-in-mississippi/'

h/t Mississippi for Liberty

The $300,000 Asset Forfeiture Mistake in Mississippi The city of Bay St. Louis, Miss., provides us with a $300,000 lesson on why the widespread use of asset forfeiture at a local, state, and federal level needs to end.

Mississippi Bill Takes on Asset Forfeiture, Closes Federal Loophole in Most Cases Sen. Chris McDaniel (R-Ellisville) introduced Senate Bill 2498 (SB2498) on Jan. 16. The legislation would reform Mississippi law by requiring a criminal conviction before prosecutors could proceed with asset forfeiture. Under current law, Mississippi

Update: Success HB 812 for asset forfeiture reform passes 3/2/17
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The state public defender in Mississippi has submitted a separate set of recommendations to the governor on civil asset forfeiture reform that he hopes will curb the practice.

Ask your state legislators to keep asset forfeiture money "in one pot". Here's why:

Article:
http://watchdog.org/286000/mississippi-asset-forfeiture/

Find your legislator's contact information here:
http://www.legislature.ms.gov/Pages/default.aspx

Mississippi Bill Would Take a Second Step Against Federal Gun Control Sen. Chris McDaniel introduced Senate Bill 2204 (SB2204) on Jan. 13. The legislation would bar any state agency, department or political subdivision of the state, and their employees, from planning, implementing, assisting with, participating in, ena

Mississippi Bill Would Prohibit Warrantless Stingray Spying, Hinder Federal Surveillance Program JACKSON, Miss. (Jan. 18, 2017) – A bill introduced in the Mississippi House would ban the use of “stingrays” to track the location of phones and sweep up electronic communications without a w…