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Mississippi State Government
Elected & appointed officials and state agencies
Mississippi Elected Officials
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Elected Officials Directoryincludes:
Governor and Lt. Governor, Attorney General,
Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer,
Commissioner of Agriculture, Commissioner of Insurance -
Attorney General OpinionsFree access to Westlaw's database of Mississippi AG opinions.
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Governors of Mississippi from 1817 to the PresentEssays by Dr. David Sansing on each Governor on the Mississippi History Now website.
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Transparency MississippiDetails on state budget, expenditures, revenue, contracts, grants.
State Agencies, Boards, and Commissions
• Agency Directory. Searchable list of all current state agencies.
Popular agencies include:
- Dept. of Agriculture and Commerce
- Dept. of Banking and Consumer Finance (DBCF) (bank supervision, consumer protection)
- Dept. of Corrections (facilities, inmates, victim services)
- Dept. of Education (MDE) (accountability, schools, teacher evaluation)
- Dept. of Employment Security (job search, unemployment claims)
- Dept. of Environmental Quality (DEQ) (water quality, air pollution, geological survey, mineral leases)
- Dept. of Finance and Administration (DFA) (state employee insurance & payroll, buildings, bonds)
- Dept. of Public Safety (DMV) (drivers licenses, firearms licenses, highway patrol, medical examiner)
- Dept. of Revenue ( tax forms, motor vehicle licensing)
- Dept. of Transportation (MDOT) (highway construction, traffic cams)
- IHL - Institutions of Higher Learning (public universities)
- Mississippi Community College Board
- Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA)
- Mississippi Gaming Commission (regulates casinos)
- Mississippi Office of Homeland Security (MOHS)
- Mississippi State Dept. of Health (MSDH) (birth, death, marriage, divorce certificates, disease control, restaurant inspections)
- Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks
- Public Employees Retirement System (PERS)
- Secretary of State (voter registration, elections, formation of corporations, LLCs, partnerships)
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Social Media DirectoryConnect to state government via social media!