A Trump-appointed judge has received a green light from the U.S. Senate to operate on the bench at the federal level in north Mississippi.The Senate voted 51-46 on Tuesday to approve Robert Chamberlin to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi. Chamberlin, a current
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced a $12 billion farm aid package on Monday — a boost to farmers who have struggled to sell their crops while getting hit by rising costs after the president raised tariffs on China as part of a broader trade war.He unveiled the plan Monday afternoon a
On Monday, Secretary of State Michael Watson presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources with a check of $6.39 million in Tidelands Trust Fund amounts collected during Fiscal Year 2025.Over the life of the Tidelands Trust Fund Program – created in 1989 to collect money from onshore gami
The final two seats of an election year in Mississippi that included 17 legislative seats on ballots statewide were decided Tuesday night with Justin Pope and Kamesha Mumford being voted into office in Senate District 24 and Senate District 26, respectively.Pope will represent portions of Leflore, P
Polls are now closed after special election runoffs were held in two Mississippi districts on Tuesday. After most of 17 legislative seats on ballots this year were decided on Nov. 4, seats in Senate Districts 24 and 26 remained without outright winners.In District 24 – which includes parts of Leflor
It’s been over a decade and a half since the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill happened, spewing more than 130 million gallons of BP-owned oil into the Gulf of Mexico across 87 days. What’s considered the largest maritime spill in history resulted, five years after, with Mississippi, Louisiana, Alaba
Special election runoffs are happening in some parts of Mississippi with voters in over a dozen counties asked to head to the polls on Tuesday, Dec. 2.After a majority of 17 legislative seats on ballots this year were decided on Nov. 4, two state Senate seats remained without a clear-cut winner. In
Mississippi may soon require hunters to report every deer they harvest, a move lawmakers and wildlife officials say would provide essential data to better manage the state’s deer population and monitor chronic wasting disease.Most states in the country mandate deer harvest reporting. A bill expected
Letitia Johnson and Kamesha Mumford, both running in a nonpartisan race to fill the vacant state Senate District 26 seat, will go head-to-head in a runoff on Tuesday, Dec. 2.The district encompasses portions of Hinds and Madison counties and includes parts of Jackson, Ridgeland, Edwards, Bolton, and
The polls will be open in under a week with various runoffs, two of which are for state Senate, happening across Mississippi on Tuesday, Dec. 2.Secretary of State Michael Watson, whose office oversees elections, is encouraging all voters with races taking place in their areas to take the time before
The Gulf Coast Restoration Fund Advisory Board recently completed its review of applications and formally submitted a ranked list to the Mississippi Development Authority of projects to be considered for $69 million in remaining funds stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.The money, whi
The Mississippi Department of Human Services is distributing the remaining November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to recipients.With the longest shutdown in U.S. history coming to an end earlier this month, officials at the state level scrambled to deliver full SNAP benefits to
Attorney General Lynn Fitch has announced the results of a sweeping statewide operation aimed at identifying and removing credit card skimmers, warning consumers and businesses about the growing threat of devices used to steal personal financial information.Operation S.A.F.E. (Skimmer and Fraud Enfo
Amazon plans to invest $3 billion in a new data center campus in Vicksburg, a move state leaders say will deliver the largest private-sector investment in Warren County history and bring at least 200 full-time jobs to the region.Gov. Tate Reeves announced the project on Thursday, calling it another
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has been announced for a national leadership role, being elected to serve as vice chair of the Republican Governors Association.RGA announced Reeves as its vice chair Tuesday alongside the announcement of a new chair and policy chair: Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and Tenn
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has signed a bill to compel the Justice Department to make public its case files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a potentially far-reaching development in a yearslong push by survivors of Epstein’s abuse for a public reckoning.Both the House an
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Around 250 federal border agents are set to descend on New Orleans in the coming weeks for a two-month immigration crackdown dubbed “Swamp Sweep” that aims to arrest roughly 5,000 people across southeast Louisiana and into Mississippi, according to documents obtained by The Associ
WASHINGTON (AP) — Both the House and Senate acted decisively Tuesday to pass a bill to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from Pr
Mississippi’s active public health emergency over rising infant deaths is even more urgent following the release of a study showing the state has the highest preterm birth rate in the U.S.March of Dimes, a nonprofit focused on ending preventable maternal and infant health risks, released its annual
Ahead of runoffs for two legislative seats and a list of hyperlocal positions happening in Mississippi on Dec. 2, in-person and mail-in absentee voting is now open to eligible residents.General races were held earlier this month for 17 seats at the state capitol, most of which spurred from a federal
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has released his fiscal year 2027 executive budget recommendations, highlighting an agenda he believes would greatly benefit the state.Through the legislature, which is set to reconvene in January, the governor is looking to continue major economic development efforts, t
With the longest government shutdown in U.S. history now over, officials are working to fully reopen the government and all that makes it flow. Part of getting it back up and running includes delivering Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits to individuals who missed all or part of their
NEW YORK (AP) — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history is over — on paper, at least. But the American public isn’t done with it yet: Getting everything back up and running doesn’t happen all at once.The disruption of the closure, clocking in at 43 days, varied in its impact. Some people, li
Delta State University has reached the centennial mark, and federal lawmakers are joining in on the celebration.U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) introduced a resolution honoring the 100th anniversary of the founding of Delta State University in conjunction with the sch
