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Mississippi House opens, recognizes Alcorn State students and junior pages, dispenses with journal reading and adjourns
Summary
The Mississippi House of Representatives opened with a prayer, introduced junior pages and visiting Alcorn State University nursing students, approved a motion to dispense with the reading of the journal and voted to adjourn until 2 p.m. tomorrow.
The Mississippi House of Representatives convened and was called to order before an opening prayer delivered by Representative Butler Washington, who asked for guidance and safety for members and their families: "Father God, I come to you at this moment as humble as I know how." The chamber then observed the Pledge of Allegiance.
Members granted unanimous consent to dispense with the reading of the journal after Representative Powell (the gentleman from Rankin)…
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