83 years after the federal government approved plans to protect the south Delta area of Mississippi from flooding, efforts to construct the “Yazoo pumps” could soon come to fruition.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) signed a landmark record of decision on Thursday, marking a significant miles
Mississippi’s former GOP head has been tabbed to chair the party’s national rules committee.Frank Bordeaux, a native of Gulfport, was elevated to the position with the Republican National Committee by a unanimous vote. Bordeaux takes over after spending nearly four years running the political party’
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the federal law banning TikTok beginning Sunday unless it’s sold by its China-based parent company, holding that the risk to national security posed by its ties to China overcomes concerns about limiting speech by the app or its 170 mi
A bill opening the door for prayer in public schools has been introduced in Mississippi.Oscar Denton, D-Vicksburg, authored House Bill 488 to require local public school boards to designate a period of reflection at the beginning of each school day, during which voluntary student-initiated prayer ca
The Mississippi House of Representatives had one item on Thursday’s calendar – a bill to eventually eliminate the state’s income tax and slash its grocery tax – and after over an hour of debate, enough lawmakers came together to easily approve the package and send it to the Senate.Intentionally file
A new bill introduced in the Mississippi House of Representatives would label child grooming as a crime punishable by up to a decade behind bars.HB 571, authored by Rep. Sam Creekmore, R-New Albany, is also known as “The Juvenile Offender Parole and Rehabilitation Act.” The catalyst for the measure
In a departure from President Joe Biden’s order for flags to be flown at half-staff for 30 days following the death of former President Jimmy Carter, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has ordered flags to be raised back up in recognition of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday.Reeves all
Legislation has been authored to modernize the way first-time voters can register to cast a ballot in Mississippi.Mississippi is one of just seven states without online voter registration. Rep. Zakiya Summers is looking to change that this year. The Democratic lawmaker from Jackson introduced House
Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Jason White have announced committee leadership for their respective sides of the state capitol as lawmakers recently gaveled back in for another session.While most of the assignments carry over from last year, when it was the beginning of a four-year term
Five days out from President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration on January 20, preparations for the event have been accented by controversy – perhaps unsurprisingly.An order from President Joe Biden after the death of former president Jimmy Carter in late December mandated all flags to be flown at ha
Two months after Mississippi’s Medicaid chief stepped down, it seems as if he may have a new home in Washington, D.C.Drew Snyder served as executive director of the Mississippi Division of Medicaid from January 2018 until this past October when he announced his resignation. At the time, Gov. Tate Re
The Mississippi legislature has passed a resolution honoring the lives and legacies of late world-famous bluesman B.B. King and civil rights icon Medgar Evers ahead of when the duo would have turned 100.Senator John Horhn, D-Jackson, introduced SCR 508 to the floor on Friday to honor the legacies of
Mississippi’s largest coastal city and the state’s second-largest city by population, Gulfport, will soon have a new mayor as elections are set to take place later in the spring and into the summer.As longtime Republican Mayor Billy Hewes announced last May that he would not seek a fifth term, a bus
The push to legalize mobile sports betting in Mississippi will continue after a fruitless campaign in 2024, but one powerful lawmaker is not guaranteeing a change in heart on the matter.Last year, legislation allowing those 21 and over to legally place wagers from mobile devices outside of the four
U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have joined Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) to reintroduce the Constitutional Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act.Senate Bill 65 proposes that those who have concealed carry permits in their home state be able to exercise that right in any othe
With Medicaid expansion seemingly being on the verge of passing in Mississippi a year ago, but never making it across the finish line, many believed those talks would seamlessly convey to the 2025 session and pick up there. But now, the federal government and a level of uncertainty surrounding what
Ahead of the looming U.S. ban on the social media app TikTok, which is set to take effect January 19, a popular online influencer from Mississippi is appealing to First Amendment rights as the reason for the court system to nullify the move.Christopher Townsend, known by millions of followers as “To
Lawmakers in both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature are working to rid of two Confederate statues that have represented the state in Congress for nearly a century, often offering Washington, D.C. tourists a gloomy perspective on the state’s progress in civil rights.During the opening week of t
A collaboration between the state of Mississippi, one of the state’s universities, and the U.S. military will serve to make strides in cybersecurity research and training.A group of leaders, including Gov. Tate Reeves and Mississippi State University President Dr. Mark Keenum, gathered in Biloxi on
Leaders in the Mississippi House of Representatives ended the session’s opening week by filing a comprehensive tax reform package, one that would eliminate the state’s income tax in just over a decade’s time and slash tax on groceries by over a quarter in the first full year of implementation.Purpos
NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in his hush money case, but the judge declined to impose any punishment, an outcome that cements his conviction but frees him to return to the White House unencumbered by the threat of a jail term or a fine.Trump’s sentence of an unco
Mississippi lawmakers will look to address the state’s certificate of need laws this legislative session as a solution to ongoing healthcare concerns.With Medicaid expansion failing to reach the end zone last year and an incoming administration change at the federal level, efforts to expand access t
Jimmy Carter, who considered himself an outsider even as he sat in the Oval Office as the 39th U.S. president, will be honored Thursday with the pageantry of a funeral at Washington National Cathedral before a second service and burial in his tiny Georgia hometown.The proceedings began in the mornin
The Mississippi House of Representatives and Senate are each planning to take Friday off ahead of the potential for a winter storm currently forecast to swarm the Magnolia State, specifically northern counties.On Tuesday, the opening day of this year’s session, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann briefly ment
