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Editor-at-large Marshall Ramsey took the stage during the conversation to complete a live drawing that referenced the infamous commercial featuring Hosemann.

Stay tuned: The next Mississippi in the Know: Legislative Breakfast will be March 3, 2022, featuring Von Gordon, Executive Director of the William Winter Institute.

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WATCH: Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann discusses spending priorities for historic revenue surplus

by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today
February 17, 2022

<h1>WATCH: Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann discusses spending priorities for historic revenue surplus</h1> <p class="byline">by Mississippi Today, Mississippi Today <br />February 17, 2022</p> <br /> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170626/LegBreakfastFeb22_1200x628-e1644870655132.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1023376" /></figure> <p>Editor-in-chief Adam Ganucheau sat down with Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann to discuss the historic amount of federal money Mississippi has to spend from the American Rescue Plan Act. Hosemann spoke about the Legislature's decision process in determining what pressing state issues to use the funds on.</p> <h4 class="has-primary-color has-text-color" id="h-watch-the-full-conversation">Watch the full conversation:</h4> <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio"> <div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://youtu.be/29d2rsRgIAI </div> </figure> <p>Editor-at-large Marshall Ramsey took the stage during the conversation to complete a live drawing that referenced the infamous <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DelbertHosemann/videos/637799856712577/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">commercial</a> featuring Hosemann. </p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170350/IMG_1568-1200x934.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-1023826" /></figure> <p><em>Stay tuned</em>: The next Mississippi in the Know: Legislative Breakfast will be March 3, 2022, featuring Von Gordon, Executive Director of the <a href="https://www.winterinstitute.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">William Winter Institute.</a></p> <h4 class="has-primary-color has-text-color" id="h-view-the-photo-gallery">View the photo gallery:</h4> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow" data-autoplay="true" data-delay="4" data-effect="slide"> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper-container"> <ul class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper"> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023867" data-id="1023867" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170312/Legislative-breakfast1.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023861" data-id="1023861" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170328/Legislative-breakfast7.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023863" data-id="1023863" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170323/Legislative-breakfast5.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023865" data-id="1023865" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170317/Legislative-breakfast3.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023862" data-id="1023862" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170325/Legislative-breakfast6.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023859" data-id="1023859" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170333/Legislative-breakfast9.jpg" /></figure> </li> <li class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide"> <figure><img alt="" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-1023858" data-id="1023858" src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170336/Legislative-breakfast10.jpg" /></figure> </li> </ul> <p><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-prev swiper-button-prev swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-next swiper-button-next swiper-button-white" role="button"></a><a aria-label="Pause Slideshow" class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_button-pause" role="button"></a></p> <div class="wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_pagination swiper-pagination swiper-pagination-white"></div> </div> </div> <hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide" /> <p class="has-text-align-left has-primary-color has-text-color"><em>A special thank you to our generous sponsor</em></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://cdn.mississippitoday.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/06170615/aarp_MS_spot-PNG-002-use-this-one.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1023394" width="491" height="145" /></figure> <hr class="wp-block-separator is-style-wide" /> <p class="has-primary-color has-text-color"><a href="https://mississippitoday.org/events/"><strong>Explore more Mississippi Today events.</strong></a></p> <p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; 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