GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — President Donald Trump praised Charlie Kirk as a “great American hero” and “martyr” for freedom as he and other prominent conservatives gathered Sunday evening to honor the slain conservative political activist whose work they say they must now advance. The memorial service for Kirk, whom Trump credits with playing a pivotal […]
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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 can be conducted. Currently, this is optional in Mississippi. […]
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 filed as House Bill 1, […]
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 was a Mississippi family, […]
Black Mississippians’ votes do not count as much in white-majority districts. In-vitro fertilization is not protected under Mississippi law. Elementary and secondary reading scores...
