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Mississippi Municipal elections are Tuesday, June 3rd. It got us to thinking about our two main political parties. So we invited them to come on the show and tell us what they want us to know and give our listeners a chance to ask what they want to know. Today, we’ve got Chairman of the Mississippi Republican Party Mike Hurst.04/08/2025 MS Democratic PartyWhen’s our next election? The GENERAL ELECTION DAY FOR MUNICIPALITIES is Tuesday, June 3rd: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. Absentee ballots returned by mail MUST be postmarked on or before Election Day and received by the Municipal Clerk’s Office within five business days.Legal Terms on In Legal Terms: Amicus curiaeDo you want to know where you can get more information about Mississippi Republicans? msgop.org You can learn about the party, the platform, shop the store or donate.Would YOU like to be more involved in the Mississippi Republican Party? On the website: MSGOP.org there’s information about Mississippi Federation of Republican Women, The Mississippi Federation of College Republicans, Young Republican Federation of Mississippi. There are also different volunteer services that folks can sign up for. 

Finally, In Legal Terms gets a chance to talk about Volunteering. The week of April 21st the MPB Think Radio shows talked about different volunteering opportunities and the benefits you receive by giving to your community. Today, we’ve got Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project.Would you like to Volunteer with the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project? If you’re an attorney, law student, college student, or paralegal you can register with MVLP or you could sign up to help with a specific legal clinic. This is done on their website: mvlp.org and click on “Get Involved”. If you’re in need of the services of the MS Volunteer Lawyers Project, you might want to attend one of their Self Representation Clinics. There are clinics that discuss: Irreconcilable Differences Divorces, Uncontested Guardianships, Advance Healthcare Directives, Power of Attorneys, Simple Wills, Misdemeanor Expungements, Felony Expungements, and Foreclosure Prevention. We’ll have the link to the dates for these clinics on this shows information page on our website and podcast.The week of April 21st the MPB Think Radio shows and podcasts talked about different volunteering opportunities and the benefits you receive by giving to your community. Find each podcast or go to mpbonline.org/radio and listen to each show. Deep South Dining had Stewpot. Now You’re Talking had MS Commission for Volunteer Service. Fix It 101’s guest was Habitat for Humanity. The Sit Down talked with Shower Power. Next Stop Mississippi hosted Miss Mississippi Volunteer. Our other shows integrated volunteering into their show topics.  

If you or someone you know wants a new job, you’ll probably have to interview for it. What can an interviewer legally ask you? What are some of the tips when hiring workers? We’ll learn about employment law today with MPB’s own Human Resource’s Director Sarah Mann who is also a lawyer.New segment: “Legal Terms” on In Legal Terms. Adam, what’s the difference between an attorney and a lawyer?When I went to the Secretary of State’s website, I got a pop up window that said: Sign up now for election text alerts from the Mississippi Secretary of State! Text "MS ELECTIONS" to 80946.And YESTERDAY was the Voter Registration Deadline to be eligible to vote in the June 3, 2025 Municipal General Election. If you missed out – still register for the next primary or election or runoff election.The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is a federal agency, but they have local offices in Mobile, Memphis, and Jackson. Their website has tons in employment law answers.

We hope to grow older and be treated with respect as we age. Legal issues associated with the elderly fall under “Elder Law”. Our guest, Richard Courtney will answer our questions about this aspect of the law. Our guest has quite a lot of information on his website: elderlawms.com. You can watch a video and read information. You can also request a free planning guide for assisting special needs children and adults with finances and rights.What do Elders fear? Change, Conflict, Loss of ControlWe grateful for the past times Richard Courtney has been a guest on our show to discuss wills, estates, elder law, disability law, Medicaid. Find our past podcasts.Did you know Thursday is a “legal” holiday? May 1st is National Law Day. When declaring Law Day, President Eisenhower is quoted as saying, “If civilization is to survive, it must choose the rule of law.” Show some support and care for the freedom and civility that is provided under the rule of law by celebrating Law Day! So congratulations to those who celebrate, please do so responsibly.I’ll have a link to the American Bar Association’s page that shows some of their events.MPB and NPR have a special broadcast tomorrow night. Wednesday, April 30th at 7pm central. NPR will mark the 100th day of the Trump Adm8inisrtation with a Special Report hosted by Michel Martin. The 2 hour live special will look at what the Administration has accomplished, what has changed and what might be next. 

This is National Volunteer Month and MPB Think Radio is talking about volunteerism this week. Many of our shows are talking about how you can volunteer. Listen to our live shows or their podcasts to learn more. If you go to https://www.mpbonline.org/radio/ you can see images (thumbnails) of our shows so you can find the podcasts. The MPB public media app also has all our podcasts in one place. I absolutely love the volunteer service Kelly Kyle provides outside of the legal world. Here are some YouTube Videos of Kelly and his friends Bella, Dolly and Cadence !We are scheduled to have Gayla Carpenter-Sanders, the Executive Director and General Counsel of the Mississippi Volunteer Lawyers Project as our guest on the show May 13th. Here's our podcast with her from 2024 and 2022.Today, we’re going to have one our most popular guests and topics – attorney Kelly Kyle helping us learn about wills and estate law.We’re glad to have attorney Kelly Kyle here with us today because he’s going to have a busy week next week. He and his partner are host hosting estate planning seminars in PEARL, Ridgeland, Vicksburg, Clinton, Madison, Flowood next week.Today is special day in the city of Jackson. What about where you live?      Today, April 22nd , is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m. If you voted in the Primary April 1st you can vote but only in the party’s primary you already voted in. If you didn’t vote in the April 1st primary, you can vote in either party’s primary. There are 28 municipalities with runoff elections today.  

From traffic tickets to misdemeanor offenses, municipal courts handle a range of everyday legal issues. We hope to explain how the system works, what your rights are, and how to prepare if you ever have to appear in court. Our guest is City of Columbus Prosecutor and former Lowndes County Municipal Court Judge Nicole ClinkscalesIs there a special election today where you live? Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has set a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 18 (Leake, Neshoba, and Winston Counties). The vacancy is due to the resignation of the Honorable Jenifer B. Branning upon her election to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January 6 2025. The special election will be held today, April 15, 2025.There’s voting for everyone this Saturday! Saturday April 19th Runoff Election In-Person Absentee Deadline: Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.But beginning this Saturday, if no Primary Runoff Election, folks can vote by an absentee ballot in the Municipal Clerk’s Office for the General Election which is June 3rd.  IF BALLOTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO RUNOFF, the ballots shall be made available as soon as possible after the runoff election is certified. April 22nd, next Tuesday, is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.What’s the saying – Only two things are for sure: death and taxes? We want to remind you that today – April 15th is Tax Day. The tax deadline for 2024 tax returns is April 15, 2025.If you need more time to file your taxes, request an extension by the April tax filing due date. This gives you until October 15 to file without penalties. Make sure you pay any tax you owe by the April filing date. The extension is only for filing your return. https://www.irs.gov/

Mississippi had its Municipal Primary elections last Tuesday. It got us to thinking about our two main political parties; so we invited them to come on the show and tell us what they want us to know and give our listeners a chance to ask what they want to know. Today, we’ve got Representative Cheikh Taylor, Chairman of the Mississippi Democratic Party. We're also joined by Mikel Bolden, Executive Director of the Mississippi Democratic Party. (We're scheduled to speak with the chair of the Mississippi Republican Party on May 20th, 2025.)Governor Tate Reeves announced that he has set a special election to fill the vacancy in Senate District 18 (Leake, Neshoba, and Winston Counties). The vacancy is due to the resignation of the Honorable Jenifer B. Branning upon her election to the Mississippi Supreme Court effective January, 6 2025. The special election will be held on April 15, 2025.Some of our primary races had so many candidates that there might need to be a runoff. April 12th – Saturday - Runoff Absentee Voting begins: Municipal Clerks’ Offices must be open from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.April 22nd is the PRIMARY RUNOFF ELECTION DAY: Polling places must be open from 7:00 a.m. until 7:00 p.m.Do you want to know where you can get more information about Mississippi Democrats? Their website: MississippiDemocrats.orgYou can learn about voting, the party, volunteering and upcoming events like the Community Conversation: April 24: 6-8pm at the Tougaloo College Auditorium.MISSISSIPPI DEMOCRATIC PARTYP.O. Box 1583Jackson, MS 39215811 E. River Pl. Ste 102Jackson MS 39202Telephone: (601) 969-2913Fax: (601) 354- 1599info@mississippidemocrats.org

It’s Alcohol Awareness Month. Our guests from the Mississippi Department of Revue, their Director of Public Relations and Communications, Tina Richardson and Riley Nelson, Chief of Enforcement Mississippi Alcoholic Beverage Control. We're talking about liquor sales, laws, taxes, and vendor questions. Oh and it’s primary election day!!I love a good website and DOR has one. dor.mo.gov from there you can click on ABC, titles and tags, cannabis – whatever you want answers about.Are you ready to vote today? If not, I’ve got some assistance for you. Yallvote.ms is the short cut to get tons of election information. They’ve got a “My Election Day” button to click to see where you vote, see a sample ballot, and see who your current office holders are. If you aren’t registered to vote . . . get yourself registered before May 5th so you CAN vote in the General Municipal Election, June 1st.Can alcoholic beverages be sold on election day? According to the FAQ page of the Department of Revenue’s ABC section: Sales of alcoholic beverages are not limited or restricted on election days. Local governments cannot restrict the sale of alcoholic beverages by package stores or on-premises ABC permittees on election days. Beer sales on election days may be restricted by a local ordinance.Office of Consumer Services can provide information about services offered by DMH and DMH certified community service providers. Information is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week by calling the DMH Helpline at 1-877-210-8513. Receive information about mental health, IDD, and substance abuse services available in your area.

Mississippi has great weather and great topography for riding a bicycle. But whether YOU are on the bike or YOU are in the car, we all need to know the rules of the road and everyone’s rights. Attorney Baskin Jones is here to help us learn.Does this talk make you want to take a bike ride? Visit Mississippi dot org has an information page to help you plan a ride in various parts of the state over various terrains.In addition to Visit Mississippi, M-DOT has some advice for folks on bikes. M-DOT shares a 2019 report card for Mississippi from the League of American Bicyclist, where our state gets pretty bad grades. The good news is Go Gulfport has received a grant to help enhance cycling infrastructure and active transportation. You can read about the good, the bad, and the helpful from M-DOT’s website.Next Tuesday is an important day – no foolin’. Next Tuesday, April 1st is election day! Polls will be open 7am to 7pm for municipal primary elections. We’ll have the link for the My Election Day website so you can type in your address and see the sample Republican and Democratic ballot for you