Mississippi state Sen. John Polk, R-Hattiesburg, asks a question during floor debate in the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol in Jackson, Miss., June 12, 2020. On Thursday, March 23, 2023, Polk killed a proposal to create a new ballot initiative process for the state. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents will continue being unable to bypass lawmakers and put policy proposals on statewide ballots because a key senator killed a plan Thursday to create a new initiative process.
The proposal would have let people petition on a wide range of issues, but not on abortion.
