Note: This Q&A first published in Mississippi Today’s InformHer newsletter. Subscribe to our free women and girls newsletter to read stories like this monthly. Rep. Zakiya...
For the first time in more than a decade, the House of Representatives will consider legislation to restore voting rights and Second Amendment rights to people...
Presumptive Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women passed overwhelmingly in the Senate on Thursday and now heads to the governor. House Bill 539, authored by House Medicaid...
Feb. 29, 1940 Hattie McDaniel, right, with actor Fay Bainter, left. Credit: AP Photo Hattie McDaniel became the first Black American to win an Oscar, playing...
At the time State Auditor Shad White announced arrests in what he called a historic public embezzlement bust, which involved officials funneling welfare funds to a...
Medicaid expansion, which for more than a decade has been blocked by legislative leaders, passed the House Wednesday 98-20 in less than 15 minutes and now...
BAY SAINT LOUIS — Mississippi Gulf Coast residents gathered at the Hancock County Library in Bay Saint Louis on Tuesday ready to voice their opposition over...
The Justice Department is accusing the state of Mississippi of violating the constitutional rights of those held in four prisons: the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman,...
A lawmaker behind a controversial bill to close three public universities in Mississippi says its chances of becoming law this session are “slim.” Sen. John Polk,...
If Mississippians are allowed to vote to enact a new initiative process to allow citizens to bypass the Legislature and place issues on the ballot, it...