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National
Mississippi Legislature Cuts Ties with Russia
Echoing deepening sanctions from the U.S. government, both the Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate passed resolutions this week condemning Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine and barring any business between …
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Politics
House, Senate Pursue Separate Tracks on Mississippi Tax Cuts
The Mississippi House and Senate are pushing forward with separate tax cut proposals, and leaders will hold final negotiations later this month.
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Education
Mississippi Pushes Toward Deal to Increase Teacher Salaries
Mississippi lawmakers on Wednesday discussed the latest proposal to boost some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation, and negotiators said they hope to reach a final deal soon.
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Civil Rights
EXPLAINER: What's Behind Federal Anti-Lynching Legislation?
President Joe Biden is expected to sign into law the first bill that specifies lynching as a federal hate crime. The Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act, which Congress passed on March …
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Politics
Lt. Gov. Hosemann: Suspend Mississippi Gas Tax 6 Months
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said Monday that he and other Senate leaders are pushing to suspend the state's gasoline tax for six months to give drivers a break as …
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City & County
Waste Management Dismisses Lawsuit Against City of Jackson
Two weeks after filing a lawsuit against the City of Jackson, garbage-disposal company Waste Management has voluntarily filed a motion for dismissal of its case.
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Health Care
House Political Games Kill Medicaid Extension For New Mothers in Mississippi
For the second year in a row, Mississippi House leadership has once again killed an extension of postpartum Medicaid benefits, likely guaranteeing that many low-income people will lose health insurance …
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Education
Mississippi House Makes Opening Bid on Teacher Pay Deal
Mississippi House leaders said Thursday that they have signed off on a plan to increase some of the lowest teacher salaries in the nation by an average of $4,850.
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Civil Rights
Emmett Till Relatives Seek Renewed Probe of '55 Lynching
Relatives of Emmett Till joined with supporters Friday in asking authorities to reverse their decision to close an investigation of his 1955 lynching and instead prosecute a white woman at …
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Health Care
Additional Free COVID-19 Tests Available As Virus Declines Across State
As COVID-19 continues its decline across both Mississippi and the United States, the Biden administration has made additional COVID-19 test kits available for free home delivery to every household in …
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Health Care
Mississippi Advances Bill Against COVID Vaccine Mandates
Anyone in Mississippi could cite “a sincerely held religious objection” to avoid a public or private employer's COVID-19 vaccination mandate, under a bill that advanced Wednesday at the state Capitol.
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Education
MSU/MDAC Partnership, i.R.O.C.K. Grant and Marjorie Spruill Book Drive at USM
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced a promotional partnership between the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce and Mississippi State University on Monday, March 7.
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Politics
Mississippi Moves Toward Reviving an Initiative Process
Mississippi legislators are working to revive a way for people to petition to put issues on the statewide ballot. This is happening months after the state Supreme Court found the …
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State
'Home Town' Stars Back Mississippi City's Tourism Tax Effort
The Mississippi House honored the stars of HGTV's “Home Town" at the state Capitol on Tuesday, and married couple Ben and Erin Napier used the visit to help lobby for …
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Crime
Hearing Set for Mississippi Inmate Who Sought Execution Date
A Mississippi judge will hold a hearing next month to determine if a death row inmate truly wants to request an execution date and if the inmate is mentally competent …
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Politics
Analysis: Mississippi Legislators Face Pocketbook Decisions
Mississippi legislators are supposed to make big decisions about the state's pocketbook in the next few weeks, setting a budget that exceeds $6 billion and deciding whether to approve tax …
