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Analysis: Not Every Bill is a Headline Grabber

The first two bills that Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant signed during the 2013 legislative session dealt with money.

State

Hundreds Filing Insurance Claims After Hail Storm

Hundreds of claims are pouring in to insurance companies in Mississippi, an early indication of the widespread damage left behind by a hail storm that pounded the capital city and …

Politics

Analysis: Miss. Campaign Spending Hard to Track

If you want to know who's spending money to influence voters in Mississippi, you may have a hard time getting a complete picture.

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Hinds Board Lean; Court Funds Fat

Hinds County will soon be down to three members on its Board of Supervisors. With the death of District 2 Supervisor Doug Anderson earlier this year and the departure of …

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Sen. Chris McDaniel Takes Aim at Thad Cochran

Sen. Chris McDaniel's announcement yesterday that he will run for U.S. Congress in 2014 was more or a less a formality.

Justice

1999 Indictment to be Released in JonBenet Slaying

A grand jury indictment issued in 1999 in the JonBenet Ramsey investigation will be released Friday, and should shed more light on why prosecutors decided against pursuing charges against the …

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Lumumba: Please Help Us Clean Up Jackson

After Chokwe Lumumba's triumph in the May Democratic primary spurred a spate of race-tinged vitriol directed at Lumumba and Jackson's predominantly African American citizenry, the then-mayor-elect vowed to restore unity.

LGBT

Feds Won't Enforce Same-Sex Veterans Law

The Obama administration said Wednesday it will stop enforcing a law that blocks benefits to partners of military veterans in same-sex marriages.

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Gay Marriage Rulings Raise Questions

Two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions validating same-sex unions may have a wider effect in Mississippi and nationwide than previously thought.

Immigration

Obama, GOP Offer Differing Visions on Immigration

President Barack Obama is using his presidential pulpit to press the Republican-controlled House to embrace a path to citizenship for all 11 million people living illegally in the U.S., while …

LGBT

Gay Couples Get Hitched in Minnesota, Rhode Island

Gay couples began tying the knot in Minnesota and Rhode Island on Thursday, pushing the growing roster of places where same-sex couples can wed to more than a quarter of …

Capitol

Miss. Lawmakers Won't Have to Run in 2013

Three federal judges say they won't redraw Mississippi's legislative districts or order the state to hold a new round of elections in 2013.

Justice

Miss. Student Challenges Suspension Over Rap Song

A Mississippi school district contends it was justified to suspend a student for recording a rap song that educators believed would disrupt classes and was a threat to teachers.

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A Duty to Disclose?

Mississippi environmentalists say former Gov. Haley Barbour isn't telling the whole truth about his eager boosterism for Mississippi Power Co.'s Kemper County Coal project.

State

Miss. to Start Making Voter ID Cards in Early '14

Mississippi's top elections official says the state should start issuing free voter identification cards in early 2014, months before the first election in which people will be required to show …

Business

Federal Jury to Hear Case Against Ex-BP Engineer

Jury selection began Monday for the Justice Department's case against a former BP drilling engineer charged with deleting text messages and voicemails about the company's response to its massive 2010 …

World

Mandela Ceremony Interpreter Called a 'Fake'

A man who appeared to provide sign language interpretation on stage for Nelson Mandela's memorial service, attended by scores of heads of state, was a "fake," the national director of …

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Gray to Bus Drivers: Wait 'Til Next Year

More than a hundred Jackson Public Schools bus drivers met with District Superintendent Cedrick Gray Friday morning at Powell Middle School.

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Not My Heisman Vote

I didn't watch this year's Heisman Trophy presentation Saturday night. I knew who was going to win the award. It was a foregone conclusion, and I disagreed with it.