WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Wednesday that oil prices that have surged because of the Iran war likely won’t come down until after U.S. midterm elections.Oil prices on Wednesday jumped more than 3%, pushing international Brent crude past the $100 threshold for the first time since J
Mississippi could be responsible for an estimated $75 million a year in SNAP benefit costs under new federal requirements as food pantries across the state report increased demand for assistance.Mississippi Food Network reported in August that visits across its network were up 36% from a year ago. T
State Sen. Briggs Hopson is not seeking another term in the legislature and has quashed talks of a potential run for attorney general.The Republican from Vicksburg announced on social media that he is not seeking a sixth term in the 2027 election cycle. He also removed his name from possible content
Mississippi State University graduate Adam Telle now oversees U.S. Army operations.President Trump on Thursday named Telle as the acting Army secretary. The move follows the departure of Dan Driscoll, who had reportedly clashed with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth over the ongoing military conflict b
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is weighing in on a multi-state dispute over the prospect of LSU and Lane Kiffin fielding professional football players this season.Fitch on Thursday said she, in her capacity as the state’s chief legal officer, will back policies that are in the best interest
November’s midterm elections are quickly approaching with two months to go before voters head to the polls statewide.Five congressional races will headline Election Day, including one of Mississippi’s two U.S. Senate seats and all four U.S. House seats. Voters will also decide a number of judicial r
As the ongoing feud between Holly Springs and the Mississippi Public Service Commission continues over how the municipality’s public utility is being run, one commissioner says the city owes millions of dollars to both the state and a power provider.Northern District PSC Commissioner Chris Brown rev
Flags in Mississippi will return to full staff at sunset Tuesday after being lowered to half-staff for a week in honor of the life and legacy of Dolly Parton.However, one mayor is not terribly happy that flags in his city had to fly at half-staff in Parton’s honor.Olive Branch Mayor Ken Adams issued
September is here, which means it’s National Voter Registration Month as secretaries of state across the country encourage residents to exercise their civic duty.Mississippi Secretary of State Michael Watson announced Tuesday that he has again joined fellow members of the National Association of Sec
Sen. Juan Barnett has retired from his position in the Mississippi Legislature.Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced Monday that Barnett, a Democrat from Heidelberg, submitted his resignation from the Senate. His resignation went into effect immediately. Barnett was first elected to the Mississippi Se
The cost of eating at a Jackson restaurant or staying at a hotel in the capital city could soon go up.The Jackson City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to up the sales tax on restaurants and hotels in Mississippi’s capital to boost tourism efforts. The council’s vote increases the restaurant tax
Mississippi is set to receive hundreds of millions of dollars from a major multi-state settlement with global tech conglomerate Meta.A litany of states’ attorneys general sued Meta over allegations that the technology company’s social media platforms Instagram and Facebook featured addictive designs
The Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council under Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced the 2026 grant cycle.In 2024, Fitch and her office filed suits against opioid manufacturers, which eventually led to the creation of the Opioid Settlement Fund Advisory Council. The council was created in 2025 to
A new agreement is set to make Vicksburg’s ambulance operation profitable for the first time in more than 55 years.Mayor Willis Thompson announced Tuesday that the city reached terms to provide ambulance transportation services for Merit Health River Region. The groundbreaking move by the mayor and
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell will soon step down from his current office.Tindell, who launched a bid for attorney general at the state level last week, announced on Monday’s episode of Mornings with Richard Cross that he is working with Gov. Tate Reeves on a plan to resign as
Mississippi has more workers than ever before, Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday.The Republican governor announced that the state’s total non-farm employment reached a record high in July, reaching 1,196,200 jobs.“There’s been no shortage of record-breaking economic news for Mississippi over the last six
Republican candidates are beginning to announce bids for statewide office in Mississippi ahead of the 2027 election cycle. Meanwhile, the local Democratic Party has been relatively mum about its potential hopefuls.This is not by accident or happenstance, according to Mississippi Democratic Party Cha
The ongoing battle between the Mississippi Public Service Commission and the city of Holly Springs over the town’s alleged failure to provide adequate electrical services to its customers continues – this time with state regulators disapproving a judge’s order.On Tuesday, Chancery Judge Larry Little
Mississippi Rep. Trent Kelly is backing a bipartisan effort to overhaul the federal agricultural guest worker program, saying changes to the system are needed to ensure farmers have enough workers to plant and harvest their crops.Kelly, a Republican representing Mississippi’s 1st Congressional Distr
Mississippians looking to save money on future education or career training expenses now face smaller fees when opening a state-run investment account.State Treasurer David McRae announced that fees have declined by 20% for Mississippi Affordable College Savings (MACS) plans. The fee was charged to
Mississippi lawmakers will begin traveling the state this week to meet with members of the public during a month’s worth of hearings ahead of an expected redrawing of several voter maps.A joint committee created by Republicans Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann and House Speaker Jason White will begin public
Gov. Tate Reeves has appointed another judge to the Mississippi Supreme Court.The governor announced Monday that he has appointed Amanda Tollison of Oxford to the Northern District 3, Place 2 seat to fill the vacancy left by James Maxwell II. Tollison will begin on the bench Sept. 1, after Maxwell w
Mississippi Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell is eyeing the attorney general’s office.Tindell’s team sent out an email Monday morning confirming that the commissioner will officially launch his campaign for the attorney general’s office in Gulfport on Wednesday morning. He is looking to fill a
A Mississippi Delta city’s mayor and board of aldermen are backing the appointment of a Muslim judge to a municipal court seat.Assma Ali, a Ridgeland-based immigration attorney, was sworn in as a municipal judge in the small town of Benoit, which has a population just shy of 350 people. Her appointm
