Former state Sen. John Polk is receiving hospice care, one of his former colleagues announced Wednesday as lawmakers returned to the state capitol for a special session. Polk, 77, served in the Senate as a Republican for 14 years and represented areas in Lamar and Pearl River counties. He first took office in 2012 and officially retired in January 2026 after a federal panel of judges ordered his district be redrawn. Sen. Josh Harkins, a Republic…
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