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EPISODE · Feb 23, 2026 · 28 MIN

@ISSUE • School Choice Special Session ahead? • Infant Mortality Review Board • ABC Troubles • Opioid Settlement Funds • Rep. Robert Johnson interview

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House Bill 2 is dead, but a special session on school choice may be ahead. Analysts Brandon Jones and Rebekah Staples join host Wilson Stribling to discuss the prospect of a special session and recall how former Governor Hailey Barbour used special sessions strategically. Wilson also interviews House Minority Leader Robert Johnson (D-Natchez), getting the veteran lawmaker’s perspective on the current session. In the week’s news, we look at the proposed infant mortality review board, problems with the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control system, and bills addressing the use of opioid settlement funds. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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