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…
Fire officials say two children have died in a house fire in West Mississippi. Greenville Fire Department Chief Ruben Brown says the fire occurred shortly after midnight Wednesday. Children, ages one and three, died in the fire as four other…
Tonight in Ocean Springs, residents met with State Representative Hank Zuber to discuss issues of importance for the upcoming 2017 legislative session. News 25’s Hank Davis has more. The state of Mississippi’s 2017 legislative session is drawing near and State…
Governor Phil Bryant continues to meet with Donald Trump and members of his selected cabinet. This after the governor campaigned for Trump in a few states during the election. According to a post on Bryant's Facebook page, he met with…
A Mississippi lawmaker pre-files a "Merry Christmas" bill for the 2017 legislative session. Democratic representative "Tom Miles" made the announcement on Facebook saying Mississippians should not have to be afraid of celebrating the Christian holiday. If passed, the "Merry Christmas"…
The 2017 legislative session is just a week away with some big topics up for discussion and probably the most important to Coast residents is the allocation of BP oil spill settlement money. Lawmakers stress the importance of reaching out…
Police in Pearl say a 22-year-old man fatally shot his girlfriend and wounded her father before killing himself on Christmas Eve. Reports say police received a call Saturday about a man with a gun at a Pearl home. Pearl police…
The Mississippi fire marshal says investigators don't see politics as the motivation for the burning of an African church in Greenville. Yesterday, Andrew McClinton was arrested and charged with first degree arson of a place of worship. Today his bond…
A federal judge is rejecting an attempt by a former Mississippi lawmaker to withdraw his guilty plea in a prison contracting bribery case. U.S. District Judge Henry T. Wingate ruled Wednesday Cecil McCrory's request to undo his plea didn't meet…
A man is now behind bars for burning down a Greenville church on November 1st. Greenville police arrested 45-year-old Andrew McClinton of Leland and charged him with one count of first degree arson of a place of worship. McClinton is…
Mississippi officials and child advocates have reached another set of agreements in continuing attempts to improve the performance of the state's child welfare system. The two agreements approved Monday by Senior U.S. District Judge Tom Lee are at least the…
Almost 100,000 Mississippians have signed up for the Mississippi No Call Registry for cell phones in just six months. The Mississippi Public Service Commission began registering cellphones back in July. The service is free and although they can't clock all…
The U.S. Justice Department rejects the latest desegregation plan from the Cleveland School District. Federal officials saying they prefer the plan ordered by a judge back in May. U.S. District Judge Debra Brown ordered Cleveland to merge two middle schools…
The Electoral College will formalize Donald Trump's election as the 45th President of the United States. The 538 members meet today in all 50 states to cast their official votes 306 votes for Trump to Hillary Clinton's 232. Republican Donald…
Officials say two tornadoes touched down in Northern Mississippi. The national weather service confirms tornadoes touched in Holly Springs early Sunday and in Tate late Saturday night. The heavy storm caused significant tree damage and a was shed destroyed, but…
A fire destroyed a church in northern Mississippi 10 days before Christmas. The fire was reported around 6 pm Thursday. The Barton United Methodist church building is now a total loss, but no one was inside and no one was…
The Mississippi Supreme Court, in a 5 to 4 decision Thursday, rules "Charles Ray Crawford" can question the use of midazolam the drug used in executions, in state court. Lawyers for Crawford say the sedative won't make an inmate unconscious,…
Mississippi is reorganizing how it provides federally subsidized child care to thousands of low income children, with the department of human services saying it's trying to create a better integrated system that focuses on how well children are being prepared…
Team from the National Weather Service in New Orleans is on the coast today surveying the damage from the tornado that touched down in Hancock County, traveling through Harrison County. Take a look at what the storm did to one…
Senator Roger Wicker heard from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College officials during a stop in South Mississippi today. Senator Wicker said he wanted to hear from state colleges before the senate looks at ways to re-work the higher education policy…
State lawmakers say a Donald Trump Presidency will be good for Mississippi. Legislators tell News 25, Governor Phil Bryant built a close relationship with the President Elect campaigning for him in a few states during the election. They say Trump…
The head of Mississippi’s prison system says the state needs to improve programs that help people get their lives on track as they leave prison. Corrections Commissioner Marshall Fisher says even with a tight budget, it’s a smart financial decision…