From the Wire
- Mississippi Senate Votes to Reserve BP Spill Money for Coast
The Mississippi Senate is advancing a plan to reserve oil spill settlement money for use on projects along the Gulf Coast. - Three Mississippi Insurers Broaden Coverage for Autism Services
Three insurance companies in Mississippi have agreed to provide more extensive coverage of services for people with autism and other developmental disorders. - Some Criticize Fast Track for Education Funding Revision
Some Democrats say the public needs more time to study a proposal to rewrite Mississippi's education funding formula. - Victoria Vivians
Mississippi State's Victoria Vivians and Teaira McCowan scored a bunch of points and grabbed a bunch of rebounds, just like they do almost every game. - Trump Defends Himself Anew Against Charges That He is Racist
President Donald Trump is defending himself anew against accusations that he is racist, this time after recent disparaging comments about Haiti and African nations. - France vs. Fake News Offers Test Case for Democratic Dilemma
Can a democratic country outlaw fake news? France is about to find out, after President Emmanuel Macron ordered a law to quash false information disseminated around electoral campaigns. - Southern States Join to Promote Civil Rights Tourism
Southern states that once fought to maintain racial segregation are now banding together to promote civil rights tourism at sites including the building where the Confederacy was born and the motel where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. died. - Lawmakers Could Shift Existing Money into New School Formula
The $53 million needed to pay for the first year of a proposed new Mississippi public school funding formula could come from other money currently going to education. - 'Mississippi Burning' KKK Leader Killen Dies in Prison at 92
Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the "Mississippi Burning" slayings of three civil rights workers, has died in prison at the age of 92, the state's corrections department announced Friday. - Trump: Why Allow Immigrants from 'Shithole Countries'
President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. should permit more immigrants from "shithole countries" after senators discussed revamping rules affecting entrants from Africa and Haiti, according to three people briefed on the conversation. - Walmart Boosts Starting Pay, Closing Dozens of Sam's Clubs
Walmart confirmed Thursday that it is closing dozens of Sam's Club warehouse stores across the country—a move that seems sure to cost jobs—on the same day it announced that it was boosting its starting salary for U.S. workers and handing … - New Formula Seeks $107M More for State Aid to K-12 Schools
Leaders in the Mississippi House are seeking a new education funding formula that would require $107 million more than the state is spending this year to aid K-12 schools. - Another GOP Governor Seeks Exclusion from Drilling Proposal
Opposition to the Trump administration's plan to expand offshore drilling is mounting as Democrats from coastal states accuse President Donald Trump of punishing states with Democratic leaders and a second Republican governor asks to withdraw his state from the plan. - Democratic Report Warns of Russian Meddling Across Europe
A new report by Senate Democrats warns of deepening Russian interference throughout Europe and concludes that even as some Western democracies have responded with aggressive countermeasures, President Donald Trump has offered no strategic plan to bolster their efforts or safeguard … - Judge Blocks Trump decision to End Young Immigrant Program
A federal judge on Tuesday night temporarily blocked the Trump administration's decision to end a program protecting young immigrants from deportation.