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Capitol Hill Buzz: House Republicans Solve Flag Fight with Coins
House Republicans sidestepped the divisive fight over displays of the Confederate battle flag at the U.S. Capitol with plans to put up state coins instead.
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Budget Cuts Slow Handling of Mississippi Income Tax Returns
A second round of midyear budget cuts took place just as the Mississippi Department of Revenue was swamped with thousands of individual income tax filings.
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Mississippi State Names Former Alabama President as Provost
Mississippi State University has named former University of Alabama President Judy Bonner as its provost and executive vice president.
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Mississippi State Signee Simmons Allowed to Enroll While Facing Charges
STARKVILLE, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi State will allow highly touted signee Jeffery Simmons to enroll in school and join the football team while facing misdemeanor assault charges for striking a …
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Politics
Senate Jumps on Campaign Finance Reform Train
The Senate unanimously passed campaign-finance reform Wednesday that would prohibit the personal use of campaign-finance funds on items including residential or household items, mortgages, funeral expenses, clothing or automobiles, tuition …
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Save the Arts, Save the Arts Council
By cutting funding to the Greater Jackson Arts Council, the City of Jackson administration ends a 35-year-long legacy of providing access to funding and support for those with the least …
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NAACP: Noose Put Around Neck of Black Student in Mississippi
White students at a south Mississippi high school put a noose around the neck of a black student and "yanked backward," the state NAACP said Monday.
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Politics
‘Surviving a Severe Political Butt Whooping’
"Jojo's Discount Dollar Store will host a series of weekly 'New Era Transition Holiday Sales Events.' Look out for weekly events in isle 7-and-2/5, starting with the 'Post Election Meltdown …
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Justice
No Charges Against White Officer for Jonathan Sanders' Death
A Clarke County grand jury declined to indict white Stonewall police officer Kevin Herrington for the death of an African American man named Jonathan Sanders in July 2015.
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Business
Ten Downtown Bars Could Receive Resort Status
Ten more downtown watering holes could receive a designation from the state to stay open—and keep pouring booze—until the wee hours of the morning.
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Mississippi Attorney General Seeks More Wiretap Authority
Fourth-term Attorney General Jim Hood says he's asking Mississippi lawmakers to give his office the power to do wiretaps to investigate human trafficking and white-collar crime.
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Mississippi Insurance Chief Seeks Tighter Regs of Bail Bonds
Mississippi Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney said Wednesday that he wants tighter state regulations for bail bond businesses and agents.
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Mississippi District Appeals Order in Desegregation Case
A Mississippi school board has voted along racial lines to appeal a federal judge's order in a long-running desegregation case.
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Trump Speechwriter Apologizes for Melania Trump's Speech
A speechwriter for Donald Trump's company said Wednesday she made a mistake and apologized for using passages from a 2008 Michelle Obama speech in the Republican party convention speech delivered …
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France's Sarkozy Brands Burkinis a 'Provocation'
France's former conservative president, Nicolas Sarkozy, has branded the full-body burkini swimsuits worn by some Muslim women a "provocation" that he says supports radicalized Islam.
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Health Officials Confirm First West Nile Virus Death of 2016
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) confirms the death of a Hinds County resident from West Nile virus (WNV), the first WNV human death of 2016.
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Civil Rights
Another Mississippi City Furls Confederate-Themed State Flag
A Mississippi city with a history of racial strife is the latest local government to stop flying the state flag, which features a Confederate emblem that critics see as racist.
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National
Hobby Lobby Fined $3 Million Over Smuggled Iraqi Artifacts
Hobby Lobby Stores has agreed to pay a $3 million federal fine and forfeit thousands of ancient Iraqi artifacts smuggled from the Middle East that the government alleges were intentionally …
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Capital Murder Suspect Escapes Mississippi Jail
Authorities in western Mississippi launched a massive search Wednesday for a capital murder suspect who escaped from a county jail.
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Ole Miss Adding Plaque with Context for Confederate Statue
A Confederate soldier statue that has stood for generations in a prominent spot on the University of Mississippi's Oxford campus will soon be accompanied by a plaque giving it historical …
