CLEVELAND, Miss.—Lawson King, a sculpting major at Delta State University, is in his 10:00 a.m. ceramics class, goofing off with friends. It’s Monday. Sept....
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Democratic U.S. House Rep. Bennie Thompson voted against honoring “the life and legacy” of Charlie Kirk on Friday, saying that the conservative activist...
A school district in Mississippi has addressed accusations that one of its high schools has prohibited a chapter of an organization the late Charlie Kirk founded from being formed. In an official statement released Friday, the Clinton Public School District alleged that individuals on social media had misreported that Clinton High School administrators denied a […]
Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning Board has selected a search firm to assist with Jackson State University’s president search from the 11 proposals submitted....
The 2025 Mississippi legislative session, riddled with infighting among Republican officials in powerful positions, will come to an end without lawmakers passing a $7 billion budget to fund government operations. On Wednesday, the House of Representatives passed a resolution to suspend the rules and extend the session by a few days to address budget-related bills. […]
The Mississippi House adjourned sine die to end the legislative session, days early and without a budget, after late session disagreements escalated tensions.
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Mississippians age 21 and up remain without the ability to legally place wagers on sporting events from mobile devices. For the third straight year, efforts by the House of Representatives to bring legal online sports betting to the Magnolia State did not bear fruit. A fundamental difference in opinion by gaming committee leaders in the […]
Mississippi’s top elected officials at the federal level have joined together to urge President Donald Trump to sign Governor Tate Reeves’ request for a federal disaster declaration. The request follows a deadly line of severe weather on March 14 and 15 – storms that killed seven and injured nearly 30 more. National Weather Service officials […]
