Secretary of State Michael Watson on Wednesday outlined his legislative agenda, continuing his call for campaign finance reform, voicing support for reinstated ballot initiative rights and...
Like most of America, the Clevelands watched college football all day and all night on the first day of 2024. The takeaway: Washington quarterback Michael Penix...
Capitol staffers were being turned away from the building early Wednesday morning after a bomb threat, Public Safety Commissioner Sean Tindell confirmed to Mississippi Today. “It’s...
Jan. 3, 1933 Credit: Courtesy of UMMC Dr. Aaron Shirley was born in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. Before he could pronounce the word “doctor,” his mother had declared...
The law enforcement official that Rankin County Sheriff Bryan Bailey regards as his mentor had a reputation for terrorizing Mississippi’s Black community. His name? Lloyd Jones....
Republican Rep. Jason White of West won the election on Tuesday to become the new speaker of the House of Representatives, ushering in a new chapter...
Sen. Dean Kirby, a Republican from Pearl, will serve another four-year term as “the senators’ senator.” Kirby, who was first elected to the Senate in 1992,...
The new year began without creation of a separate, state-run court in Jackson that some lawmakers lobbied as a solution to crime and advocates see as...
Jan. 2, 1903 Minnie Cox, circa 1890. Credit: A circa 1900 photograph of Minnie Cox (Courtesy: Wikipedia) President Theodore Roosevelt shut down the post office in...
The new term of the Mississippi Legislature convenes at noon today, with the first order of business being putting in place the mechanisms and leadership to...
