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Cassandra Welchlin spoke at a child-care press conference on Feb. 22, 2018.

• March 1, 2018

Sen. Roger Wicker made a stop in the Jackosn metro area on Feb. 19, 2018.

• March 1, 2018

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• March 1, 2018

UPDATED: Senate Takes Up New Ed Funding Formula Proposal Today

The push to re-write the State's education-funding formula, the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, is in the Senate waiting on a full vote.

Senators passed House Bill 957 out of the Senate Education Committee on Tuesday, Feb. 27, …

• March 1, 2018

Number of JPD Officer-Involved Shootings Keeps Growing

With two deadly officer-involved shootings in the first two months of 2018, public scrutiny has grown over the Jackson Police Department's use-of-force policy and its decision to withhold officers' names …

Police say five officer-involved shootings have occurred since Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba took office in …

• March 1, 2018

Trump to Impose Tariffs on Imports of Steel and Aluminum

Determined to protect vital American industries, President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he will impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports, dramatically raising the possibility of a trade showdown with …

Determined to protect vital American industries, President Donald Trump declared Thursday that he will impose …

• March 1, 2018

Kroger Joins Other Big Retailers, Tightens Gun Restrictions

Kroger will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 at the stores it owns, becoming the third major retailer this week to put restrictions in place that are stronger …

Kroger will no longer sell guns to anyone under 21 at the stores it owns, …

• March 1, 2018

Blair Schaefer

Senior guard Blair Schaefer, daughter of MSU head coach Vic Schaefer, is one of the three finalists for the award, which is the top women's basketball player in our state …

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• March 1, 2018

Putin Boasts of New Russian Nuclear Weapons

Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can't be intercepted, President Vladimir Putin declared Thursday, claiming a technological breakthrough that could dramatically increase Russia's military capability, …

Russia has tested an array of new strategic nuclear weapons that can't be intercepted, President …

• March 1, 2018

Senate Bill 2588 would allow any city or county to set up such a zone …

• February 28, 2018

Mississippi 'Go Cup' Bill Heads to Governor's Desk

The Mississippi Legislature is passing an expansion of the year-old "go cup" law. The House Wednesday gave final approval to Senate Bill 2588 , by a vote of 88-28, sending …

Beyond Stigma: Helping the Jacksonians Others Reject

Opening in 1987, the Sandifer House on Jefferson Street offered men and women living with AIDS respite from the continuing stigma of being HIV-positive in the early years of the …