Harrison Co Republican Club
News 25's Katarina Luketich interviews Joe Nosef, Chairman Of The Mississippi Republican Party about the Harrison Co Republican Club Luncheon.
Mississippi
House Bill 555 to Limit Attorney General's Powers
The Mississippi House narrowly rejects a bill to limit the attorney general's powers, but there will be another debate on the bill and a Republican chairman needs to pick up just a few votes for the bill to pass and…
First Step To Repeal Obamacare Passes
Senate Republicans have kick started efforts to repeal and replace President Obama’s landmark Affordable Care Act. After an overnight marathon, they approved a budget blueprint with a 51 to 48 vote around 1 a.m. Thursday morning. While Republicans insisted the…
Mississippi Medicaid Asks For $75 Million
Mississippi Medicaid officials are requesting an additional $75 million to get through the final six months of the budget year and the program's director says the reasons why are clear. David Dzielak argues legislators didn't put enough money into Medicaid…
Gulf Coast Legislative Reception Wednesday Jackson
Tonight members of South Mississippi's business community will be busing up to Jackson for the 2017 Gulf Coast Legislative Reception. The purpose of the annual event is to provide a unique forum for community and business leaders to discuss issues…
Legislator Pushes for State Flag Law
One Coast legislator wants to make sure the Mississippi State Flag is flown over the state's colleges. Senator Joseph Seymour of Vancleave filed a bill that would require all governmental entities that receive state funds, namely public colleges and universities,…
Former Gov. William Winter Is Improving After Falling
Former Mississippi Gov. William Winter is improving as he remains hospitalized with head injuries. Winter's condition was upgraded from serious to fair on Sunday, according to Alana Bowman, spokeswoman for the University Of Mississippi Medical Center. The 93 year-old winter…
Closing The Wage Gap For Women In Mississippi
House Minority Leader David Baria of Bay St. Louis filed a bill Wednesday that aim’s to ensure women receive equal pay. Baria argues it's important the state takes measures to prohibit wage discrimination against women. the median annual pay for…
2017 Legislative Session Opens Today
The 2017 legislative session has officially begun in Jackson with a number of topics important to the Coast on the agenda. News 25's Katarina Luketich joins us from the state capitol.
Storms Lift Church From Foundation
A church in Mississippi was lifted of its foundation by a powerful storm that moved across the state Monday afternoon. These pictures show the damage to Sweetwater United Methodist Church in Wesson. Emergency officials spent the afternoon checking on the…
Mississippi Budget
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,"…
2017 State Fiscal Budget
Three of the state's top leaders plan to follow the State's Rainy Day fund law. Governor Phil Bryant, Lieutenant Governor Tate Reeves and speaker of the house Philip Gun all agree only 98 percent of the state's projected revenue for…
Mississippi's Child Welfare System
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…
Greenville Ex Teacher Pleads Not Guilty
A former Mississippi teacher has pleaded not guilty to abusing a vulnerable person after a video showed her dragging a student by the hair. An attorney for Linda Winters Johnson entered the plea for her this week in Washington County…
Church Fire in Northern Mississippi
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…
Death Penalty Challenge
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 Child Care
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…
Trump Presidency Good For Mississippi
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…
State Gets 500 More Acres of Cat Island from BP
Nearly 500 acres of Cat Island is back in the hands of our state. Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann announced Mississippi’s acquisition of the Gulf’s western-most barrier island in Gulfport this morning. The portion of Cat Island was acquired from…
"Blue Lives Matter" Bill Mississippi
As police ambushes have become more frequent across the country in the last year, state lawmakers want to ensure our men and women in uniform are better protected. A "Blue Lives Matter" bill will be introduced when the 2017 session…
Pearl Harbor Sailor Laid To Rest Today
A Mississippi sailor, killed at Pearl Harbor, was laid to rest today. Navy Fireman 1st Class Jim H. Johnston, was killed at pearl harbor in the attack on the USS Oklahoma. 429 casualties resulted and most of the dead were…
Pre-Legislative Briefing This Morning Biloxi
The 2017 legislative session is just one month away and this morning lawmakers from the coast met with members of the local business community to discuss some of the major topics expected on the legislative agenda. The possible re-write of…
Christmas On The Water
Following Christmas on the water boat parade. Hundreds of people looked on as the twinkling boats made their way from the Biloxi Pier Point to Cadet Pier and back again. The Boats decorated in Christmas lights paraded along Mississippi sound…
Six Confirmed Tornadoes In Mississippi
Six confirmed tornadoes have been reported throughout the state. New video... Showing extensive damage across Northern Mississippi. This footage was taken last night... Just moments after the first wave of severe weather hit the region. The hardest hit area right…