Mississippi Edition

The Mississippi House is reviving their education funding bill, despite Senate efforts to block it.

From the Gulf States Newsroom: Jackson has struggled to keep drinking water safe and affordable. Now…

State courts are handing down sentencing for six former Rankin County law enforcement officers for their attack and torture of two black men.

From the Gulf States Newsroom: Medicaid expansion could pr…

Severe thunderstorms are sweeping through Mississippi today. We're speaking to the National Weather Service.

Then, the Mississippi Department of Transportation says they need more funding to keep the …

Thousands of Mississippi children are abused and neglected in our state every year. The attorney general's office and child advocacy groups are partnering to put a stop to the abuse.   

Then, March Ma…

Federal prosecutors are helping to crack down on gang violence in Jackson.

Then, the war between Israel and Hamas has led to thousands of casualties among civilians. Mississippi's 2nd District Congres…

Lawmakers want to redefine what constitutes illegal 'ballot harvesting' in Mississippi.

Then, the federal government is stepping in to help Jackson notify next-of-kin when someone dies. 

Plus, a descen…

The Mississippi Senate is set to confirm Dr. Lance Evans as the next State Superintendent of Education. 

Then from the Gulf States Newsroom, formerly incarcerated people and their loved ones are learn…

What bills are being taken off the table as lawmakers move beyond a major deadline in the state legislature?

Then, get outside and walk for a bit! That's the challenge being given by heart health expe…

Today is the last day the Mississippi Senate can take up a House bill that would transform how the state's public schools are funded. 

Then, from the Gulf States Newsroom, the debate continues over th…

HPV vaccines can help prevent one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. But the rate of vaccinations in Mississippi are among the lowest in the nation.

Then from the Gulf States Newsroom, …

Lawmakers are moving one step closer to Medicaid expansion for the working poor, but discussions remain heated.

Then, multiple law enforcement agencies are moving into phase two of an operation to cra…

Senate lawmakers are considering an amendment to a House's Medicaid bill and substitute it with their own language.

Then, the US Supreme Court is considering if the FDA adequately regulates a major ab…

Lawmakers and several advocacy groups are calling on the legislature to pass bills that can help the lives of Black Mississippians.

Then, Tech companies promised Mississippi cities a solution for all …

The issue of abortion is back before the US Supreme Court today over a widely used drug for chemical abortions, and whether the FDA had the authority to make it more accessible.

Then, Jackson’s water …

It's been 1 year since an EF4 tornado destroyed several towns in Northwest Mississippi, including Rolling Fork, Amory, and Silver City.

Then, doctors continue to call on lawmakers to address the state…

The final two former Rankin County officers who call themselves the Goon Square are sentenced after brutalizing two black men last year.

Then, lawmakers continue to disagree over how the state should …

The largest sentencing so far has been handed down to a former member of the Rankin County "Goon Squad".

Then, some dollar stores are closing their doors across the nation, but Dollar General is expan…

A coalition of advocacy groups for people with Down Syndrome met with lawmakers during their first advocacy day at the Capitol.

Then, the first of the officers involved with the Rankin County Goon Squ…

The Board of Mississippi's retirement system for public employees is pushing back against an attempt from lawmakers to replace them with political appointees.

Then, Five years after an ecological disa…

A vote this week could move the state one step closer to restoring the ballot initiative process. But votes in the Senate may be difficult to piece together.

Then, some lawmakers want to create a proc…