Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves presides as the Mississippi Senate began its 2017 session on Jan. 3. Credit: Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today

The Mississippi Senate began posting bills over the weekend. Here are several that are noteworthy:

SB 2030 – Allow state employees to take medical leave instead of personal leave if the employee’s dependent is dismissed from school sick, Sen. Gray Tollison, R-Oxford.

SB 2036 – All school board members in the state would be elected, beginning with the 2019 general election, Sen. Kevin Blackwell, R-Southaven.

SB 2041 – Implement across-the-board salary increases for all state employees, Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville.

SB 2057 – Require governmental entities, public colleges and universities and schools districts to display the current state flag or be subject to penalty, Sen. Joseph Seymour, R-Vancleave.

SB 2081 – Change state flag to “Magnolia Flag” design, Sen. Derrick Simmons, D-Greenville

SB 2085 – Make campaign finance reports available on county and municipal websites, Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune.

SB 2086 – Require use of headlights when use of windshield wipers is necessary, Sen. J.P. Wilemon Jr., D-Belmont.

See all the bills introduced at the Legislature website.

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Editor-in-Chief Adam Ganucheau oversees Mississippi's largest newsroom. He was the lead editor of Mississippi Today's 2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning "The Backchannel" investigation, which exposed the roles of high-profile players in the state's welfare scandal. During Adam's tenure as editor, Mississippi Today has won numerous national, regional and statewide journalism prizes for its journalism. Under his leadership, the newsroom won a 2023 Pulitzer Prize and was named a finalist for a 2024 Pulitzer Prize; won two Goldsmith Prizes for Investigative Reporting; won a Collier Prize for State Government Accountability; won a Livingston Award; won a Sidney Award; and was awarded the National Press Club's highest honor for press freedom.

He previously worked as a staff reporter for Mississippi Today, AL.com, The Birmingham News, and the Clarion Ledger. His work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He earned his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Mississippi in 2014.