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.

Watch the full conversation:

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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