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Health Care
MS Avoids Tremendous Hike in Premiums by Three Votes
This morning the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Fourth Circuit decision in King v. Burwell.
Governor: No Special Session on Mississippi Flag Design
Republican Gov. Phil Bryant says he will not call Mississippi lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider removing a Confederate battle emblem from the state flag.
The Rest of Our Race Story
The real challenge today is to understand a point of view different from our own. Yes, we need a conversation about race, but we also need to prepare our hearts …
Politics
Only a Special Session Could Change Mississippi Flag Before January
Since the first cry for the removal of the Confederate flag from the South Carolina State Capitol, the national conversation has broadened to the use of the symbol beyond Charleston. …
Person of the Day
Dundrecous Nelson
Dundrecous Nelson hopes 85 percent is enough right now. After an ankle injury that ended his college career, he is currently 85 percent back to his old self and knows …
EU Leader Urges Crackdown on 'Illegal Migration'
The European Union's president called Thursday for a crackdown on migrants who are only looking for jobs as opposed to those fleeing war or persecution, as migrants keep arriving on …
First Funerals Begin for Church Shooting Victims
Police officers stood guard and checked bags as people filed into a church Thursday for the first funeral for victims of the massacre at a historic black church.
US Capitol's Confederate Statues Prompt Renewed Debate
Alexander H. Stephens, onetime vice president of the Confederacy, sits memorialized in stone, right leg crossed over left, staring sternly into the distance as summer-clad tourists mill about him in …
Supreme Court Upholds Key Tool for Fighting Housing Bias
The Supreme Court handed a major victory to the Obama administration and civil rights groups on Thursday when it upheld a key tool used for more than four decades to …
Supreme Court Upholds Nationwide Health Care Law Subsidies
The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the nationwide tax subsidies under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, in a ruling that preserves health insurance for millions of Americans.
Health Care
Mississippi Had Most to Lose in Obamacare Decision
Mississippi could experience the largest cost spike in health-care premiums in the country if the "Obamacare" premium tax credit becomes unavailable.
City & County
Mayor Tony Yarber: "No need to display a Confederate emblem..."
In Mississippi, our legislative leaders have the power to rid this state of a vestige linked to one of our most shameful periods. Why hold on to it?
Politics
Confederate Flag Divides Mississippi Politicians
In the wake of the Charleston massacre, the nation is questioning South Carolina's Confederate flag, and in turn, looking to Mississippi's state flag that features the symbol.
Art
Unconventional Art: Creativity and Mississippi Comic Con
Some fans anxiously awaited Mississippi Comic Con even before its predecessor, last year's SOPOCU Con, wrapped up. But while founder Greg Hanks hoped to make it an annual event, he …
Changing Flag Is Just a Step Toward Progress
While we applaud House Speaker Phillip Gunn's statement this week that the Confederate emblem should be removed from Mississippi's state flag, we would sound a note of (optimistic) caution.
The State Flag Must Go
As a true son of Mississippi and of the legacy of my Confederate forefathers, I urge you all to support changing the flag.
I’m French Canadian and Irish
Boneqweesha Jones: "Welcome to Ghetto Science Public Television's special edition of 'Qweesha Live Special Report.' Wondering if I will jump on the Rachel Dolezal media bandwagon? The answer is yes."
As SC Honors Church Victims, Alabama Lowers its Flags
The Confederate battle flag was still flying high atop a 30-foot pole outside the South Carolina Statehouse on Wednesday as lawmakers prepared to honor their beloved black colleague with a …
State
Sen. Roger Wicker: 'I now believe our state flag should be put in a museum...'
One of Mississippi's Republican U.S. senators says the Confederate battle emblem should be removed from the state flag because it offends many people and gives a false impression of the …
LGBT
Transgender Man Sues Tower Loan
On April 13, 2015, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, the Southern Poverty Law Center, Altshuler Berzon LLP, and Delaney & Robb filed suit against Tower Loan for discrimination on …
