Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he does not expect legislators to debate the creation of a state lottery during a special session next month. Photo by Imani Khayyam.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn says he does not expect legislators to debate the creation of a state lottery during a special session next month.
Gov. Phil Bryant is calling lawmakers back to the Capitol starting June 5 to finish writing a budget for the year that begins July 1. They still need to set spending plans for the attorney general and the Department of Transportation.
Gunn spoke Monday at a forum sponsored by the Capitol press corps and Mississippi State University's Stennis Institute of Government.
In response to a question, Gunn said he does not expect Bryant to put a complicated and potentially time-consuming issue like a lottery on the agenda of the session.
Only a governor can call a special session, and he sets the agenda.
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