[Brown] Moving ForwardOn May 5, Democrats from across the Third Congressional District of Mississippi will meet at the Golden Moon Resort in Philadelphia to elect their slate of leaders for the next four years.
Lawmakers Work Weekend to Craft BudgetThe seersucker was on full display this weekend as state lawmakers completed most of the heavy lifting on a $5.6-billion state budget for the next fiscal year starting in July 2012.
Rally Part of National EffortPeople around the nation are watching Mississippi to see how its politicians and voting public treat reproductive issues, protesters said at the Capitol Saturday.
Under Pressure: Fighting to Keep ‘Choice' In StateShelley Abrams is fighting the state of Virginia's attack on abortion rights. She oversees several clinics that provide legal abortion services, including one in Virginia and several other southern states. Abrams is also executive director of Jackson Women's Health Organization, …
‘Father' Doesn't Always Know BestAt a recent event featuring Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Gunn told the audience that Reeves and his wife had recently celebrated the birth of their third daughter.
‘Father' Doesn't Always Know BestAt a recent event featuring Speaker Philip Gunn and Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, Gunn told the audience that Reeves and his wife had recently celebrated the birth of their third daughter.
At Capitol, Jackson a Winner and LoserYou know that old expression about the calm before the storm? Such has been the mood at the state Capitol for the past couple weeks. The relatively tranquil period follows a tumultuous period of fiery debates on abortion and immigration …
New Redistricting Map on the WayNew legislative district maps are coming, which means some Democratic lawmakers could be on their way out.
Anti-Abortion ‘TRAP' Law Part of Nationwide TrendThe governor signed the first major piece of anti-abortion legislation into law this year—a measure designed to close the state's only abortion clinic.
Jackson vs. Cooper-Stokes, Round 3Since a special election in February, Joyce Jackson has claimed that widespread fraud marred her Ward 3 Jackson City Council election against LaRita Cooper-Stokes. Last week, Special Judge Richard W. McKenzie announced that Jackson will get to take her complaints …
State May Shutter Abortion ClinicThe state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.
Heartbeat Bill Not Quite Dead?An anti-abortion "heartbeat bill" died in committee Tuesday, but this might not be the last we see of it.
Who Gets Hurt in Budget Cuts?Poor children are much more likely to experience hunger than those who aren't poor (23 percent vs. 4 percent).
People around the nation are watching Mississippi to see how its politicians and voting public treat reproductive issues, protesters said at the Capitol Saturday.
The state's only abortion clinic may close soon under a bill poised to become law after both houses of the Legislature approved it last week.
Poor children are much more likely to experience hunger than those who aren't poor (23 percent vs. 4 percent).