Gipson said the California law could impact agricultural and food industry entities headquartered in Mississippi, “mainly our big poultry and egg companies.” ...

Caregiver background checks will now be required every two years instead of annually. Both chambers in the Mississippi ...

Policy should not be made in response to very small groups of very loud people when it comes at the expense of everyone else that happens to be too busy living to understand how they are getting ...

It is the second time this session that a mobile sports betting bill from the House has died in the Senate. The “Mississippi Mobile Sports Wagering Act,” which passed 100 to 11 in the House of ...

The Mississippi Department of Education developed the updated plan after gathering input through a survey and focus group interviews with approximately 100 Mississippians last fall.

The company said the new Mississippi plant is being designed to enhance its service capabilities across the Mid-South region.

University of Mississippi Chancellor Glenn Boyce fired Lauren Stokes, a former executive assistant in the development office, following a social media post she shared criticizing political stances of ...

The fate of a pilot program to provide public defenders in rural counties — called “a model for the nation” — is now in the hands of a legislative conference committee.

Though school choice talks have stalled this session, bills regarding a state tax program that incentivizes Mississippians to donate to private schools have now passed both chambers of the Legislature ...

Some raise questions about noise, health or other impact a large development could have.  A large crowd of residents gathered Monday evening at Clarksdale’s Civic Auditorium to ask questions about or ...

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Truth can be strange, and those who think to the contrary should try reading Julian Sancton’s new book, “Neptune’s Fortune, The Billion Dollar Shipwreck and the Ghosts of the Spanish Empire.” ...