Tune in to The Extra Mile presented by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Co-hosts Paul Katool and Will Craft take listeners inside the world of tran...
For the extra special 100th episode of The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session, Mississippi Transportation Commission Chair Willie Simmons joined co-hosts Will Craft and Paul Katool to provide central Mississippi project updates, give the latest on recurring revenue for MDOT, talk litter pickup efforts, and more.Show intro / introducing Commissioner Willie Simmons – 00:00Mississippians affected by severe weather / MDOT project updates – 01:48Museum Trail in Jackson – 10:57Interstate Problems in the Jackson Metro – 13:33Recurring Revenue for MDOT – 21:20Favorite place(s) to eat – 26:07Favorite music/concert(s) – 28:09Show Outro – 29:57
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Legislative Session: State Senator Briggs Hopson
State Senator Briggs Hopson joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to break down Senate Bill 3095 and its implications for transportation funding, talk about why he got into politics and discuss other legislative hot topics.Show intro / introducing State Senator Briggs Hopson – 00:00How Chairman Hopson got involved in politics – 00:59Senate Appropriations Committee – 03:00How we got here – 04:19Senate Bill 3095 – 09:14Other legislative hot topics – 11:30Favorite place(s) to eat – 13:27Favorite music/concert(s) – 16:00Show Outro – 17:52
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Legislative Session: MDOT Executive Director Brad White - February 2025
MDOT Executive Director Brad White joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to break down House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 3095. Both bills contain means to provide additional recurring revenue for transportation.Show intro / introducing MDOT Executive Director Brad White – 00:00Senate Bill 3095 – 00:52HB 1 vs. SB 3095 – 04:30Why MDOT needs a different approach to recurring revenue – 08:22Legislative deadlines to watch – 12:00Show Outro – 15:29
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Legislative Session: State Senator John Horhn
State Senator John Horhn joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about legislation he's focused on, transportation funding, the Governor's Arts Awards and more.Show intro / introducing State Senator John Horhn – 00:35Legislative Session updates – 01:38Governor's Arts Awards – 04:55What legislation Senator Horhn is watching – 07:37Infrastructure/Recurring revenue for MDOT – 12:35Favorite place(s) to eat – 17:50Favorite music/concert(s) – 20:04Show Outro – 21:48
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Legislative Session: State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger
State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger joined The Extra Mile Podcast: Legislative Session to talk about how he got into politics, his new role as Senate Highways and Transportation Chairman, transportation funding and more.Show intro / introducing State Senator Charles "Chuck" Younger – 00:35How Chairman Younger got involved in politics – 03:34Younger as new chairman of Senate Highways and Transportation Committee – 04:35Things to look for in legislative session – 06:00Some Senate Districts to be redrawn – 10:10Favorite place(s) to eat – 14:20Favorite music/concert(s) – 17:11Show Outro – 18:15
Tune in to The Extra Mile presented by the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Co-hosts Paul Katool and Will Craft take listeners inside the world of transportation infrastructure in Mississippi.