Some on Mississippi School Board Seek to Run New DistrictSome members of Mississippi's state Board of Education want direct control over a statewide school district that will take charge of faltering local schools and districts.
Mississippi Schools Raise Tuition Again After Budget CutsMississippi's eight public universities are raising tuition by an average of 6.6 percent next fall, saying state budget cuts require them to raise more revenue from students.
Bill O'Reilly Out at Fox News Channel After 20 YearsFox News Channel's parent company fired Bill O'Reilly on Wednesday following an investigation into harassment allegations, bringing a stunning end to cable television news' most popular program and one that came to define the bravado of his network over 20 …
Analysis: Leaders Say Reducing State Budget Meets GOP GoalThere has been plenty of hand-wringing about the Mississippi budget the past several months, with Republican Gov. Phil Bryant making multiple rounds of cuts because tax collections fell short of expectations.
Noah BarbieriMillsaps College says one of its students has been named a Truman Scholar.
Russia Vetoes UN Resolution to Condemn Syria Chemical AttackRussia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack that killed nearly 90 people.
Judge Cuts Fine to $20,000 for Man Convicted in Bribery CaseA businessman who bribed Mississippi's former prisons chief will only have to pay a $20,000 fine, not the $150,000 originally imposed, after he testified Wednesday that his debts outweigh his assets.
Wicker Praises End of Partisan Filibuster on Judicial SeatsSen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi is praising fellow Republicans for blocking Democrats' ability to filibuster judicial nominations — a move that led to confirmation of Neal Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nissan Faces More Labor Law Charges at Mississippi PlantThe National Labor Relations Board is leveling new charges that Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency at Nissan's Mississippi plant are violating workers' rights.
Judge Again Finds Discrimination in Texas' Voter ID LawA judge ruled for a second time Monday that Texas' strict voter ID law was intentionally crafted to discriminate against minorities, which follows another court finding evidence of racial gerrymandering in how Republican lawmakers drew the state's election maps.
Some members of Mississippi's state Board of Education want direct control over a statewide school district that will take charge of faltering local schools and districts.
A Mississippi judge will be suspended without pay for 30 days and have to pay a fine for threatening to use a gun against a defendant in his courtroom.
Mississippi's eight public universities are raising tuition by an average of 6.6 percent next fall, saying state budget cuts require them to raise more revenue from students.
A state official says he is providing detailed market information to people thinking of starting a business in Mississippi.
Fox News Channel's parent company fired Bill O'Reilly on Wednesday following an investigation into harassment allegations, bringing a stunning end to cable television news' most popular program and one that came to define the bravado of his network over 20 …
The Mississippi insurance commissioner is distributing about 300 smoke alarms in an effort to reduce fire deaths.
The Mississippi congressional delegation will not attend public forums set up by constituents in Northeast Mississippi.
There has been plenty of hand-wringing about the Mississippi budget the past several months, with Republican Gov. Phil Bryant making multiple rounds of cuts because tax collections fell short of expectations.
Millsaps College says one of its students has been named a Truman Scholar.
Mississippi does not have to publicly disclose details of how it carries out executions, the state's highest court ruled Thursday.
Russia vetoed a Western-backed U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in a town in northern Syria and demanded a speedy investigation into the attack that killed nearly 90 people.
A businessman who bribed Mississippi's former prisons chief will only have to pay a $20,000 fine, not the $150,000 originally imposed, after he testified Wednesday that his debts outweigh his assets.
Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi is praising fellow Republicans for blocking Democrats' ability to filibuster judicial nominations — a move that led to confirmation of Neal Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court.
The National Labor Relations Board is leveling new charges that Nissan Motor Co. and a contract worker agency at Nissan's Mississippi plant are violating workers' rights.