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House Revives Plan that Could Allow Armed Teachers

House members want to steer the school safety debate back toward letting school districts arm teachers and employees.

GOP Sends Mixed Signals on Obama's Outreach Effort

Neither side is backing down from entrenched positions that have prevented deals in the past.

53-Year-Old Musher Becomes Oldest Iditarod Champ

A 53-year-old former champion has won the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race to become the oldest winner of Alaska's grueling test of endurance.

Fire Burns After Tug, Barge Hit La. Gas Pipeline

A fire that ignited when a gas pipeline was hit by a tug boat pushing an oil barge burned into the morning hours Wednesday in a bayou south of New …

Black Smoke Again: Cardinals Don't Agree on Pope

Cardinals remained divided over who should be pope on Wednesday after three rounds of voting, an indication of disagreements about the direction of the Catholic church following the upheaval unleashed …

House to Vote on Bill Preventing Welfare Waivers

The House is taking up a politically charged bill that would block the Obama administration from waiving any work requirements in the 1996 welfare reform law.

AP Exclusive: Applying for Obama Plan Not Easy

Applying for benefits under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could be as daunting as doing your taxes.

Mars Rover Shows Planet Could Have Supported Life

Drilling into a rock near its landing spot, the Curiosity rover has answered a key question about Mars: The red planet long ago harbored some of the ingredients needed for …

Senate Passes Latest Plan for Education Changes

In their latest plan to improve Mississippi public schools, state senators are offering a compromise on requirements to become a teacher and doing away with a proposal to make it …

Rock ‘n’ Roll and Retro-Soul

Steve Johnson was delivering a FedEx package to the animal clinic where his friend Zac Cockrell worked in 2008 when Cockrell asked if he wanted to play some music together …

Take It to the Streets

Jackson has long had a strong base of urban warriors.

V.A. Patterson

Each year, in March, V.A. Patterson becomes something else. One year, she became a gypsy. Another year, a cavewoman. One year, she even transformed into an emu.

Alexander: Third Time a Charm?

When Charles Alexander first ran for the Jackson City Council Ward 5 seat in 2005, he was just 29 years old. Two defeats later, Alexander is back on the ballot …

Mississippians 'Confused' About Personhood?

Not satisfied with taking "no" for an answer from the state's voters, Personhood Mississippi has teamed up with the Christian ultra-conservative American Family Association to take another shot at changing …

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The Florida Connection

Many of Mississippi’s education initiatives are based on programs former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush implemented during his eight years in office.

All Over Again

Under a 2009 state law, Jackson has the authority to impose the tax with the approval of three-fifths of voters and with oversight from a legislative oversight board.

Resurrecting 309 Farish

Local musician Sherman Lee Dillon is trying to raise money to turn the former home of Trumpet Records into a museum and recording studio.

Shop Until You Survive

Miss Doodle Mae: "Jojo and members of the Ghetto Science Economic Survival Commission want to help financially challenged customers deal with the sequestration budget cuts."