While many bills sit on the desk for Governor Phil Bryant to sign, today he signed an executive order in hopes of keeping men and women safe in the work place. Executive order 1392 requires all state agencies to complete…
We're not yet a week into the 2017 legislative session, but a bill is already sitting on Governor Phil Bryant's desk for signature. House Bill 32 is on track to be the first law passed in the new session. The…
Mississippi teachers might see merit pay next year under the state's school recognition program, but a proposed house bill would change how the pay is determined. The current program would provide up to 100 dollars per student for schools that…
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter is improving as he remains hospitalized with head injuries. Winter's condition was upgraded from serious to fair on Sunday, according to Alana Bowman, spokeswoman for the University Of Mississippi Medical Center. The 93 year-old winter…
Governor Phil Bryant will give his state of the state address during the third week of the legislative session. Spokesman clay chandler confirms the speech is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. January 17th at the capitol. It will be carried live…
Governor Phil Bryant says it's time to update Mississippi’s School Funding Formula saying the current "Mississippi Adequate Education Program" is outdated. Bryant made the remarks at an event Thursday saying the current formula is a "1992 model"....arguing the state wouldn't…
How long should a member of the House or Senate be able to hold their seat? If you ask Congressman Steven Palazzo, it should be no longer than 12 years. Today, Congressman Palazzo reintroduced legislation that would limit members of…
One State legislator is looking to hit the jackpot by bringing the lottery to Mississippi. Democratic Representative Alyce Clark of Jackson filed two lottery bills. One of those bills would create the Mississippi Lottery for Education and have it administered…
The thank you tour for Donald Trump is heading to the coast. The trump/pence campaign bus will be at the dock with Thursday January 12th from 12 until 1:30 p.m. in Gulfport. The tour's trek in Mississippi kicks off on…
Mississippi's infrastructure is crumbling and lawmakers are trying to figure out how to fix it. In South Mississippi, many of our roads had to be redone after Katrina, but that's not the case statewide. This summer, legislators toured the state…
The National Weather Service counts at least eight tornadoes that hit Mississippi on Monday. Survey teams conclude storm damage was caused by twisters in Claiborne, Copiah, Covington, Forrest, Jefferson, Lamar, Lincoln, Pike, Simpson, and Walthall counties. The strongest storm, rated…
The 2017 Mississippi Legislative Session is officially underway in Jackson. The session opened at noon Tuesday,a day that was more ceremonial. Official work will begin later in the week. Among the topics expected to command lawmakers attention were allocating BP…
Mississippi lawmakers are considering a measure that would let school boards appoint replacements for elected school superintendents who resign in the next three years. In 2016, the legislature enacted a law making all 55 elected superintendents appointed, beginning in 2020.…
The new year means it’s time for state lawmakers to head back to Jackson for the new legislative session. This session is set to be an important one for Coast residents. News 25’s Katarina Luketich has our report from Jackson.…
Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood warns PayPal and Amazon users about scams intended to gather personal information or to spread viruses. One scam involves an email with a link alerting the receiver their PayPal account has been limited for security…
The 2017 legislative session has officially begun in Jackson with a number of topics important to the Coast on the agenda. News 25's Katarina Luketich joins us from the state capitol.
A possible tornado moved through Mississippi Monday afternoon, damaging several buildings. You can see not much remains of these buildings near Mount Olive. A major highway through the town was temporarily shut down after some trees fell over, blocking the…
A church in Mississippi was lifted of its foundation by a powerful storm that moved across the state Monday afternoon. These pictures show the damage to Sweetwater United Methodist Church in Wesson. Emergency officials spent the afternoon checking on the…
It’s back to the hustle and bustle in Jackson for state lawmakers with plenty of key issues on tap. News 25 sat down with a couple of Coast legislators before they head up to Jackson tomorrow to see what they’re…
The parents of the children who were killed in the house fire in Greenville, Mississippi have been charged with their deaths. Today the father, 24-year-old Dewane Turner, turned himself into Greenville police. The mother, 33-year-old Jennifer York, was taken into…
U.S. Department of Transportation officials say they have reached an agreement with Alabama after determining that black residents were disproportionately hurt by the state's closure of rural driver's license offices. The state in 2015 shuttered 31 part-time offices. The closures…
The budget transparency and simplification act was intended to streamline spending by wiping out the practice of some state government agencies paying others for expenses such as rent and technology services. It also was supposed to move all "Special Funds,"…
A legislative watchdog agency suggests Mississippi should change how it funds its charter school board. The Joint Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review says lawmakers should consider funding the Charter School Authorizer Board through regular appropriations. The board is…
Mississippi lawmakers passed a substantial tax-cut package in 2016 with reductions phasing in over several years. Leaders are vague about whether they will propose other tax changes during the 2017 legislative session that begins January 3rd. An economist with the…