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Mississippi Tax Cut Deal: $415 Million in Cuts Over 12 Years Mississippi lawmakers want to phase in $415 million in tax cuts over the next 12 years.
Mississippi Plans Budget Cuts on Weak Revenues; Lt. Gov. Pushes Tax CutsJACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators said Saturday they'd reached an overall bargain on state spending, but they continued to haggle over how much the state would borrow and whether it would cut taxes in the upcoming budget year beginning …
Providence Mayor Bans Travel to North Carolina, Mississippi Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza has signed an executive order banning non-essential, city-funded travel to North Carolina and Mississippi because of laws passed there that critics call discriminatory against gay and transgender people.
Will SmithFans of former New Orleans Saints defensive end Will Smith will pay their respects Friday to the fallen sports hero who was shot and killed last Saturday.
Mississippi Governor Signs Law Allowing Armed Church Members Gov. Phil Bryant has signed into law a bill that allows some members of churches to undergo firearms training so they can provide armed security for their congregations.
Bryant Signs Bill Banning Second-Trimester Abortion Method Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is signing a bill banning a commonly used second-trimester abortion procedure, setting the state up for a possible legal challenge.
Judge Orders Public Defender Jailed During Client's Hearing A Hinds County judge ordered an assistant public defender jailed after his client was denied bond.
Mississippi Supreme Court Rejects Removing Chancery Judge The state Supreme Court has rejected a call to remove a south Mississippi chancery judge, suspending and fining him instead.
Mississippi State Receiver Fred Brown Dismissed from School Mississippi State receiver Fred Brown has been dismissed from the university.
Status Unclear of Public School Funding Formula Changes With only days to go, it remains unclear whether Mississippi lawmakers will attempt major changes to the state's public school funding formula.
Conservative Lawmakers Drive Backlash Against LGBT Rights South Carolina Sen. Lee Bright's anti-LGBT proposal is part of a backlash by lawmakers across the historically conservative South who have passed laws that LGBT groups say roll back their rights.
Toddler Shot in Hospital Waiting Room When Mom's Gun Fires A 2-year-old girl was grazed by a bullet when her mother dropped her purse and a gun inside of it discharged while the two of them were in a hospital ER waiting room.
Confederate Emblem 'Anti-American,' Judge in Flag Case Says A federal judge said Tuesday that the Confederate emblem on the Mississippi flag is "anti-American" because it represents those who fought to leave the United States.
Governor Wants to Change, but Not Scrap, North Carolina LawSaying he received lots of "feedback and suggestions and opinions" about a law he signed that limits LGBT protections, North Carolina's governor has ordered anti-discrimination rules be expanded for state employees.
Gov. Phil Bryant 'Disappointed' that Mississippi Picnic in New York City Canceled Over HB 1523 An annual New York City picnic celebrating Mississippi food and culture is canceled because of Mississippi's adoption of a contested religious-objections bill.