The Other Side: Mississippi Today's Political Podcast

In one of his last official acts as lieutenant governor, now-Gov. Tate Reeves announced he was appointing former state Sen. Nancy Collins of Tupelo to a coveted seat on the Mississippi State Board of Education. Mississippi Today political reporters discuss how Collins' legislative history and discrepancies over when the appointment was actually could make her confirmation tricky.

Newly elected Reps. Billy Andrews and Dale Goodin join Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss Speaker Philip Gunn's decision, which was re-enforced by the House Appropriations Committee, to force four state retirees to choose between giving up their pensions or resigning from office.

Mississippi Today reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison recap the first quarter of the 2020 legislative session, including the possibility that a teacher pay raise bill could spark disagreements between key GOP leaders.

Sen. Angela Turner Ford, D-West Point, was elected to the Senate in a 2013 special election to replace her father Bennie Turner, who died in office. Ford, an attorney, has been re-elected twice, She will chair the Senate Public Property Committee for the next four-year term. The state's public property ranges from university buildings, to state office buildings to prisons.

Jamie Grantham, communications director for Mississippians for Compassionate Care, joins political reporter Adam Ganucheau to discuss her group's work to legalize medical marijuana through a ballot initiative in 2020.

Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann joins Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss some of the biggest issues facing the Legislature in 2020 and how he feels "a heavy weight" to represent Mississippians who have little trust in state government.

State Rep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, joins Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison to discuss her years of work to pass the state lottery and other accomplishments during her 35 years in office.

Mississippi Today political reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss how Mississippi's senators will handle the upcoming Senate impeachment trial of President Donald Trump.

Mississippi Today politics reporters Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss how a House election challenge — a Republican House incumbent who lost re-election by 14 votes wants the results overturned — could dominate the early news cycles of the 2020 legislative session.