Politics
- Black Lawmakers: Not Expanding Medicaid 'Irresponsible'
Democratic members of the Mississippi Legislature are calling on fellow lawmakers to fully participate in the expansion of the state Medicaid program allowed under the recently upheld federal health-care reform law.
- MAC Doles Out $1.5 Million for the Arts
Artists and programs in 45 counties across the state received $1.5 million in grants from the Mississippi Arts Commission, the agency announced late Monday.
- Stokes Appealing to Supremes
LaRita Stokes won a Jackson City Council seat, only to have the election overturned. Now, she's appealing. - Rhetoric May Save Clinic
State lawmakers and executives may have bitten themselves in the behind when they opened their mouths to boast about effectively ending abortion in the state with House Bill 1390. - Update: Jail Fixes Cost $1.3 Mil
The Hinds County Detention Center at Raymond is getting a facelift, but it won't necessarily put an end to the security problems that have plagued the facility. - Student Loan-Highway Bill Passes Congress
The federal transportation bill is ready for President Barack Obama's signature. The U.S. Senate passed the $120-billion package 74-19 on June 29. The House had previously approved the measure 373-52.
- Judge Blocks Clinic Closing
A federal judge has blocked a state law that would force the closing of the state's only abortion clinic. - Obamacare Ruling 'Imperfect'
Mississippians might not want to celebrate this morning's U.S. Supreme Court ruling affirming President Barack Obama's health-care law just yet. - 'No Ill Will, But We're Suing'
Mississippi's sole abortion provider is taking its fight against a new state law that endangers its existence to court.
- A Mississippi Tea Party Chat
Janis Lane, president of the Central Mississippi Tea Party, said conservatives want America to return to its roots of "limited government, free markets and fiscal responsibility." - Lawsuit Aims to Keep Abortion Clinic Open
Pro-abortion rights groups filed an expected lawsuit today to block the closing of the state's only abortion clinic.
- SCOTUS Creates Buzz in Mississippi
As with many U.S. Supreme Court rulings, there was a little something for everyone in yesterday's ruling on Arizona's tough anti-immigration law.
- SCOTUS Rules on Ariz. Immigration Law
The ongoing controversy around Arizona's controversial immigration law culminated today in a U.S. Supreme Court ruling handed down this morning.
- Turning Back the Clock
J. K. Morrison will turn over in his grave on July 1.
- Cochran Bike Bill On the Ropes
Congressional House Republicans are trying to put the brakes on a provision in the federal transportation bill that could promote more biking and walking in America's cities and towns. But biking and walking advocates are looking to an unlikely ally …