Mornings with Richard Cross

7:20 a.m. - Jason White - Speaker, MS House of Representatives

Topic: Update on the session and key legislation making its way through the process so far this year.

8:05 a.m. - Dan Stein - President, FAIR (Federation for American Immigration Reform) 

Topic: Discussion surrounding the border conversation and the Trump administration’s handling of ICE raids, border response, and outlook for

immigration moving forward.

7:35 a.m. - Brad White - Executive Director, MS Department of Transportation 

Topic: Update from MDOT and the legislative session. Needs for the department this year, etc.

8:35 a.m. - J.T. Mitchell - News Director, SuperTalk MS News

Topic: The week in the news and some of the biggest headlines of the week.

7:35 a.m. - Marie Sanderson - Former Policy Director, Republican Governors Association and a GOP Strategist

Topic: DC update and the latest with Trump’s cabinet members Senate confirmations.

8:35 a.m. - Dixon Williams - SuperTalk MS Sports Director

Topic: Preview of weekend sports, the biggest sports news of the week, etc.

7:20 a.m. - Josh Harkins - MS Senator, Dist. 20 (Rankin County) Chair, Senate Finance Committee

Topic: legislative session and Deadlines/ Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann unveils the Senate’s tax reform bill, which would phase the income tax down to just

under 3% by 2030 and immediately lower the grocery tax from 7% to 5%.

8:05 a.m. - Jansen Owen - MS House of Representatives Dist. 106 (Lamar & Pearl River Counties)

Topic: 2025 Legislative session

8:05 a.m. - Dr. Marcus L. Thompson, Ph.D. - 13th President of Jackson State University

Topic: Jackson State University

7:35 a.m. -Tyler McCaughn - MS Senator, District 31 (Lauderdale, Newton, and Scott Counties) Chair, Senate Forestry Cmte. & Vice-Chair, Senate Agriculture Cmte.

Topic: Mississippi Senate follows in House’s footsteps, passing bill to rid public colleges of DEI initiatives

https://www.supertalk.fm/senate-follows-in-houses-footsteps-passing-bill-to-rid-public-colleges-of-dei-initiatives/

8:05 a.m. - Fred Shanks - MS House of Representatives, District 60 (Rankin County) Chair, House Rules Committee

Topic: Legislative session

7:20 a.m. - Shad White - State Auditor

Topic: Update from the Auditor’s office, legislation going through the House/Senate that would impact the authority that the Auditor’s office has, etc.

8:05 a.m. - Becky Currie - MS House of Representatives, Dist. 92 (Copiah, Lawrence, & Lincoln Counties) & Chairperson, House Corrections Committee &

Steve Azar - Host, In a Mississippi Minute, Musician, & Mississippi’s Music and Cultural Ambassador

Topic: Update from the legislature, her committees, and a bill that would put One MS curriculum in MS Schools.

8:35 a.m. - J.T. Mitchell - News Director, SuperTalk MS News

Topic: The week in the news and some of the biggest headlines of the week.

7:05 a.m. - Scott Shiller - Former Hill Staffer & GOP Administration Appointee

Topic: Israel and Gaza, what he saw at the NSC in 45, the Abraham Accords, and USAID.

8:05 a.m. - Cass Rutledge - Chairman, Ole Miss College Republicans

Topic: The UM College Republicans group, Cass’s role as chair, various speakers that they have had, races they have supported, why it is important to have young people involved in politics, how Cass got involved in College Republicans, etc.

8:35 a.m. - Dixon Williams - SuperTalk MS Sports Director

Topic: Preview of weekend sports, the biggest sports news of the week, etc.

7:05 a.m. - Liam Smith - Sports Enthusiast

Topic: The big game on Sunday.

7:35 a.m. - Sid Salter - Political Analyst - Vice President for Strategic Communications and Director of Public Affairs at Mississippi State University

Topic: Thoughts on the Presidents Tariffs and what the impact would be on Mississippi.

8:05 a.m. - Jay McDaniel - Executive Director, Mississippi Gaming Commission

Topic: Update from the gaming commission and the recent discussion in the legislature surrounding mobile sports betting.

7:20 a.m. - Joey Fillingane - Senator, MS District 41 (Chairman, Judiciary B & Vice-Chair, Medicaid Committee) 

Topic: Legislative matters that he is focusing on during this legislative session, the key bills that they are taking up currently, and the deadline this week.

8:05 a.m. - Blake Thompson - President, Mississippi College (MCU 2026)

Topic: An update from MC things they have on the horizon as they are preparing for their 2026 bicentennial, discussion around the name change, and athletics

programs.

8:35 a.m. - Gerard Gibert - Host, MidDays with Gerard   

Topic: His recent article re: the tax reform legislation making its way through the Capitol currently.

https://www.supertalk.fm/explained-how-would-the-proposed-house-bill-to-eliminate-income-tax-impact-you/