Mississippi State News

Mississippi bill would allow home delivery of alcohol

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi could join a majority of states in allowing home delivery of alcohol. The House and Senate agreed Sunday on the final version of House Bill 1135. It would allow home delivery of beer, wine or hard liquor.…

Hyde-Smith among 19 Senators visiting border

Mississippi’s Junior Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is part of a delegation of nearly 20 Republican senators visiting the border today to discuss immigration issues. Hyde-Smith, along with Texas Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and others, traveled to…

Mississippi to increase lowest welfare payments in the US

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is increasing the lowest monthly welfare payments in the  nation. Republican Gov. Tate Reeves signed a bill into law Wednesday that means people who receive the payments could start seeing the increase in June or…

Governor signs 'Hudson's Law' on Down syndrome into law

A bill named after a Coast boy with Down syndrome has become law after Gov. Tate Reeves signed it today. Hudson's Law, also known as the Down Syndrome Information Act, will require doctors to provide the most accurate and up-to-date…