By KEVIN FREKING and STEPHEN GROVES WASHINGTON (AP) — House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune announced Wednesday a plan to fully fund the Department of Homeland Security, moving past a split between the two Republican leaders that resulted in Congress…
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN WASHINGTON (AP) — Citing the First Amendment, a federal judge on Tuesday agreed to permanently block the Trump administration from implementing a presidential directive to end federal funding for National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, two media entities…
By JOSH FUNK and JOHN SEEWER After weeks of chaos in U.S. airports, the Transportation Safety Administration said the first paychecks in weeks are being sent as early as Monday to its workers, giving the beleaguered aviation system a boost of optimism. Wait times…
By LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — With pressure mounting, senators moved quickly Thursday to debate a “last and final” offer to end the funding impasse that has jammed airports and put the livelihoods of Transportation Security Administration workers in jeopardy as Republicans try to…
By KEVIN FREKING WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans invoked the war in Iran and the prospect of retaliatory terrorist attacks as they made another unsuccessful effort Thursday to pass a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security. Democrats are insisting on changes to immigration…
GULFPORT, Miss. (WXXV) - Public libraries provide free access to both physical and digital resources, allowing patrons to enjoy literature and media. However, an executive order issued last week…
MOSS POINT, Miss. (WXXV)-The City of Moss Point is helping to improve the quality of life of its residents by assisting with home renovations. Relief is here for some Moss Point…
By JOSH FUNK Updated 2:26 PM CDT, October 29, 2024 Share OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The federal government is handing out $2.4 billion in railroad grants to help pay for 122 projects nationwide with more than half of the money going…
A major vote to determine the future of Amtrak service here on the Gulf Coast is taking place in Mobile Tuesday. That Mobile City Council meeting starts at…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi would ditch a complex school funding formula that legislators have largely ignored since it became law a generation ago and replace it with a new plan that some lawmakers say is simpler…
The mayor of Long Beach, who says he’s frustrated with federal agencies, will once again travel to Washington to fight for the completion of upgrades…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi House voted Wednesday to set a new formula to calculate how much money the state will spend on public schools — a step toward abandoning a formula that has put generations…
BY EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS Updated 4:48 PM CST, February 6, 2024 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is violating its own constitution with a law that would put public money into infrastructure grants for private schools, attorneys for a public education advocacy group…
JACKSON, Miss. – Governor Reeves today announced that he has approved more than $44 million for 15 new RESTORE Act projects for Mississippi’s Gulf Coast. When implemented, these projects will add more than $44 million to the total of more…
The City of Gautier received a big windfall to help out the Gautier Police Department. Gautier secured more than $500,000 in federal funding to increase law enforcement…
Long Beach will finally be able to spruce up the front yard of the city, after Congress approved more than $4 million for the city's gateway harbor project. Mayor George Bass and…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is the latest Republican-led state to ban election offices from accepting donations from private groups for voting operations — a movement fueled by conservatives’ suspicion of donations by Facebook founder Mark…
By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are returning to the Capitol on Monday with hopes of finishing their 2022 session. They still need to finish passing a state budget for the year that begins July 1.…
The City of Gautier will receive $2.77 million dollars in federal funding by the EPA to improve the quality of local…
Hospitals throughout the state of Mississippi are having to close floors and reduce patient rooms due to a nursing shortage that is growing worse each day. Through the…
On behalf of the Gulf Coast legislative delegation, Secretary of State Michael Watson on Tuesday presented the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources with a check for $11,226,497, representing the Tidelands Trust Funds amounts collected during Fiscal Year 2021 for use…
PASCAGOULA, Miss. - The Pascagoula City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate the first installment of $2,583,647 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to address aging infrastructure in the city. The funds will be used to replace and relocate failing…
A more than $6 million grant is available for Harrison County residents needing emergency rental assistance because of financial stress caused by the pandemic. The grant was approved this morning during the Harrison County Board of Supervisors…
More funding is coming to Mississippi to assist in the fight against the coronavirus. Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith announced an award of almost $200M to Mississippi. It’s being provided by the Centers for Disease Control to support…