Anticipating the pandemic persists, lawmakers plan to extend session to Dec. 31

Eric J. Shelton, Mississippi Today/ Report for AmericaRep. Alyce Clarke, D-Jackson, walks out of the Capitol during a recess in the special session of the Legislature in Jackson Tuesday, August 28, 2018.
In a short discussion with no questions, members of the House voted unanimously to do something that’s never been done before in modern history: stay in session until the end of the calendar year.
The Legislature returned Tuesday to resume the work of the regular 2020 session, and on Wedne