Bills that would have required employers to pay women equal pay for the same jobs as their male counterparts have died again. Members of the democratic caucus tried to maneuver the bill out of committee by suspending house rules. That…
Prosecutors across the state today are disappointed after a bill aimed to help combat gang violence dies in committee. The senate bill backed by Governor Bryant would have better defined what a gang is, created a separate crime for gang…
It could be weeks before Mississippians see any concrete proposals from state lawmakers on a new school funding formula, but legislators are coming out to say they will not require any districts to contribute additional property taxes. Private firm Ed-Build…
What is the future of funding for the Mississippi Department of Transportation? MDOT Transportation Commissioner Tom King addressed just that earlier today at a press conference in Hattiesburg. King said the serious lack of funding for roads in Mississippi is…
Right now domestic violence is not a cause for divorce in Mississippi, but that could change if a new bill makes it through the legislature A bill co-authored by Pascagoula Senator Brice Wiggins adding domestic violence as a thirteenth reason…
Coast lawmakers authored a number of bills in an attempt to keep BP Oil Spill Settlement Money on the coast. Only one survived the first bill killing deadline of the legislative session. The bill authored by Pascagoula Senator Brice Wiggins,…
The state’s house education committee has voted to give the state authority to remove the accreditation of any school district that violates state law or the Mississippi constitution. Opponents of House Bill 280 feel that the committee is looking to…
A Mississippi Delta School District has agreed to a settlement in a long-running desegregation lawsuit. Lawyer Jamie Jacks says the agreement was announced Monday evening at a Cleveland School Board meeting. The 35-hundred student district had originally sought to maintain…
If lawmakers are going to pass that bill along with others, they'll have to work quickly as the first real "Killing Deadline" of the legislative session quickly approaches. Tomorrow January 31 is the deadline for committees to pass out general…
Mississippi lawmakers are considering legislation that would allow judges to sentence non-violent offenders to a work detail. House Bill 916 would give a county or circuit judge the ability to sentence an offender to a joint county-state work program if…
The American Red Cross is in the midst of offering disaster relief for Hattiesburg after a tornado devastated portions of the city, but sometime Friday evening, someone broke into the charity's Hattiesburg office. The individual responsible for the burglary broke…
House Bill 2469, the Blue Lives Matter Bill, is on its way to the House and one step closer to becoming law. Today, News 25 reached out to the author of that bill Senator Sean Tindell of Gulfport. He says…
Vice President Mike Pence makes an historic appearance today. He becomes the first sitting vice president to ever address the 'March for Life' in the nation's capital. It’s the 44th annual march for anti-abortion advocates and it's underway right now.…
An associated press analysis finds nearly 80 percent of Mississippi School Districts would get more state money under Edbuild's school funding recommendations. The AP also reports the suggested formula would increase state spending by 75 million dollars overall and raise…
A few bills regarding abortion are being discussed in Mississippi Senate Committees. One bill would prohibit an abortion of a fetus with a detectable heartbeat except in a case of medical emergency. That measure would also make it legal to…
Two bills making their way through Jackson right now could lead to local Craft Brewers finally cracking open previously untapped potential. House Bill 13-22 and Senate Bill 26-13 would both allow craft breweries to sell their beer directly from their…
A Mississippi senate committee passes its own version of campaign finance reform. The senate's version would restrict personal use of campaign funds by politicians and strengthen reporting requirements. This comes after the house already overwhelmingly passed a house campaign finance…
Legislators could give the governor oversight of three more state agencies the Mississippi state department of health, the department of mental health and the department of rehabilitation services. The proposal is in Senate Bill 2567, called the Mississippi Health Agency…
A bill to double penalties for crimes targeting police officers, firefighters, and medics has passed the Mississippi Senate. Senators voted 37-13 Thursday to send Senate Bill 2469 to the House. The Blue Lives Matter proposal says any crime committed against…
William Carey University officials are trying their best to keep students notified of how the school plans to move on in the aftermath of last weekend's storms. By Friday afternoon they hope to notify students of the status of online…
While residents in the Hattiesburg and petal area continue to pick up the pieces from this past weekend's storms, the Mississippi department of health is doing its part to keep storm victims healthy. The MSDH is offering a free tetanus…
A string of armed robberies in Northern Mississippi ended with deadly gunfire Wednesday night. Two deputies were injured in the shootout and one suspect was killed. A Desoto County patrol sergeant was shot in the foot and a K9 officer…
A cold front is slowly marching through the area, expect a few showers over the next few hours, but clear, cool, and dry weather afterwards. Full forecast details inside.
Today members of the Mississippi Immigrants Rights Alliance, or MIRA, were at the state capitol hoping to speak with state lawmakers about pieces of legislation they’re concerned about. MIRA members believe anti-immigration policies being introduced will make it easier for…