Video: Mississippi Legislature Wraps Controversial Session

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JACKSON, Miss. (WCBI) – Mississippi’s 2016 controversial legislative session is in the books.

The session came to a close Thursday morning in the House.

In the first of a four year term Republicans held a supermajority in the Senate and House.

Elected school superintendents are out. The corporate franchise tax will be done away with as it is phased out.

A law allowing religious institutions and some businesses to deny services to same-sex couples and transgender people was also approved.

However, lawmakers couldn’t agree on plans to use more money for road repairs or to change the state flag.