The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that says government employees and private business people could cite religious beliefs to refuse licenses or services for same-sex couples who want to marry. House bill 1523 passed the Senate tonight 31 to…
The Mississippi senate passes a bill that says government employees and private business people could cite religious beliefs to refuse licenses or other services for same-sex couples who want to marry. The bill also says the state could not punish…
For centuries, churches have been safe havens. In recent years, hundreds of America’s faith based sanctuaries have been turned into crime scenes. In 2014, 176 deadly force incidents were documented at churches and faith based organizations in the U.S., claiming…
The Mississippi House votes twice to establish a state lottery which would deliver half of its financing to public education and road maintenance. The effort is likely to be squashed in the state Senate. A lottery amendment was added to…
Mississippi is one of ten states challenging the US Supreme Court’s ruling of legalizing same-sex marriage nationally. A bill working its way through the legislature would allow public employees refuse to issue marriage licenses or perform weddings for same-sex couples…
The Mississippi house votes twice to establish a state lottery which would deliver half of its financing to public education and road maintenance. However, the effort is likely to be squashed in the senate. A lottery amendment was added to…
The Mississippi house is advancing a bill to block the state Medicaid program from spending money with any group affiliated with an abortion provider. The original proposal was first aimed at Planned Parenthood, but it appears to mirror a state…
In a challenge to federal law, state senators passed the Mississippi Church Protection Act which states that places of worship could nominate certain members of the church to undergo a firearms training course. This bill would also allow individuals to…
Critics say it's time to tighten the laws amid reporting that some officials have used campaign donations to pay for clothing, rent and travel. The Mississippi house has voted to study campaign finance laws rather than change them this year.…
A young Mississippi woman plans to plead guilty to a terrorism charge; months after authorities say she and her fiancé tried to go to Syria to join the Islamic state group. Court papers show Jaelyn Young, originally from Vicksburg, will…
A young Mississippi woman plans to plead guilty to a terrorism charge; months after authorities say she and her fiancé tried to go to Syria to join the Islamic state group. Court papers show Jaelyn Young, originally from Vicksburg, will…
A bill that would raise the qualifying fees to run for political office is headed to Governor Phil Bryant’s desk. If approved, the new law would require independent candidates to start paying qualifying fees and increase the fees party candidates…
A bill that would raise the qualifying fees to run for political office is headed to Governor Phil Bryant's desk. If approved, the new law would require independent candidates to start paying qualifying fees and increase the fees party candidates…
A handful of Democrats are showing dissatisfaction with the state’s Republican legislative process by conducting filibusters. In both the House and the Senate, Democrats are requesting bills be read aloud as a delay tactic. Why are they doing this? They’re…
Elected officials will soon be a thing of the past the Mississippi house sends a bill to Governor Bryant’s desk that will require all Mississippi school superintendents be appointed after January 1, 2019. This issue has been debated for more…
The Mississippi Department of Health reports a second confirmed case of Zika. The report comes from Noxubee County, where the person infected recently traveled to Haiti. In the case reported from Madison County on Thursday, the infected individual also recently travel…
The Mississippi Supreme Court is tossing out a temporary restraining order that a circuit judge had issued against the Mississippi house speaker. Hinds County Circuit Judge Winston Kidd issued an order Wednesday telling house speaker Philip Gunn to stop using…
A second man has pleaded guilty in connection to a rope being tied around the neck of the James Meredith statue at the University of Mississippi. Former Ole Miss student Austin Reed Edenfield pleaded guilty to one count of using…
Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) reports its first case of Zika virus. The case was in a Madison County resident who recently traveled to Haiti. Zika is a mosquito-borne virus that may cause devastating birth defects if…
The state of Mississippi recently made a move that means big bucks for the state’s community college system. Earlier this week, Governor Phil Bryant signed into law the state workforce bill that will allocate dollars toward workforce training. This first…
A bill that would allow medical exemptions of vaccinations died in committee. The bill, which passed the House, would have removed the requirement that the health department approved a doctor’s request for vaccination exemptions. State senators who squashed the bill…
A series of work sessions along the Gulf Coast to discuss what it will take to bring back Amtrak continues today in Biloxi. The meeting, conducted by the Federal Highway Administration, included about 20 representatives from Amtrak, CSX, the Southern…
The huge $20 billion BP oil spill settlement involving BP, the federal government and the five Gulf Coast states is moving closer to final approval. Federal lawyers have formally asked a judge in New Orleans to accept the agreement which…
Supporters of a bill passed by a Senate committee say it would prevent discriminatory action from being taken against those who believe marriage should be between a man and a woman. The Senate Judiciary Committee passed the Religious Liberty Accommodation…