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THEE Realist
JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – The top Democrat in the Mississippi House of Representatives recently proposed legislation to build a new home for Jackson State University (JSU) athletics.
Jackson and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) leaders have wanted to use the property currently home to JSU’s football stadium for more medical facility space. Several proposals to tear down Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium for UMMC and build a new stadium for JSU flatlined in recent years. However, 2025 may be the year both goals are set into motion if the Mississippi Legislature passes Representative Robert L. Johnson III’s (D-District 94) bill.
The proposal allocates $40 million from the state to build a multipurpose athletic facility for JSU. The subsequent construction could formally begin as early as July 1 under Johnson’s proposal.
The two-page bill is largely empty of details. For instance, it does not specify where the new JSU athletic facility should be built. It also does not address the fate of the old football stadium on North State Street.
HOUSE BILL NO. 216
Jackson and University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) leaders have wanted to use the property currently home to JSU’s football stadium for more medical facility space. Several proposals to tear down Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium for UMMC and build a new stadium for JSU flatlined in recent years. However, 2025 may be the year both goals are set into motion if the Mississippi Legislature passes Representative Robert L. Johnson III’s (D-District 94) bill.
The proposal allocates $40 million from the state to build a multipurpose athletic facility for JSU. The subsequent construction could formally begin as early as July 1 under Johnson’s proposal.
The two-page bill is largely empty of details. For instance, it does not specify where the new JSU athletic facility should be built. It also does not address the fate of the old football stadium on North State Street.
HOUSE BILL NO. 216
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