Voter registration deadline is tomorrow
Mississippi residents have one more day to register to vote in the upcoming municipal primary election.
Bill supports Mississippi midwives’ push for licensure
Toni Hill has spent more than a decade working full time, traveling around Mississippi to provide women health care during some of the most dangerous moments of their lives.
Mississippi city drops lawsuit over newspaper editorial that judge ordered removed
A Mississippi city dropped its lawsuit Monday against a newspaper that had its editorial criticizing local leaders removed by a judge in a case that sparked widespread outrage from First Amendment advocates.
Mississippi Senate passes its income tax cut plan
The Senate voted Monday evening to pass a tax cut that reduces the state income tax and the sales tax on groceries while raising the gasoline tax, setting up negotiations with the House.
Mississippi sheriff’s deputy is shot and killed while responding to a call
A Mississippi sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed while responding to a call outside the state’s capital city of Jackson, authorities said.
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial. Press advocates are outraged
A Mississippi judge ordered a newspaper to remove an editorial criticizing the mayor and city leaders after the officials sued, sparking complaints from press advocates that it violates the First Amendment.
Mississippi lieutenant governor collapses on floor of Senate
Mississippi’s lieutenant governor collapsed on the floor of the state Senate Wednesday.
Ask The Dispatch: What bills have local legislators authored this session?
Roughly a month into the legislative session, local legislators are advancing bills aimed at tackling issues ranging from sexual assault victim rights to education reform.
Ex-sheriff in Mississippi is heading to federal prison for 2½ years
Former Hinds County interim sheriff Marshand Crisler has been sentenced to 2½ years in federal prison for soliciting and accepting bribes during his unsuccessful 2021 campaign.
‘School choice’ bill sending taxpayer money to private schools stalls in Mississippi House
A bill that would allow some Mississippi parents to use taxpayer money to pay for private school does not have the support to pass this session, House leaders said Wednesday.
Lawmaker: There is no outside oversight of medical care at Mississippi prisons
The House passed a bill Thursday that would direct the state Department of Health to conduct a sweeping review of the medical care provided to inmates at Mississippi prisons.
Mississippi Lt. Gov. Hosemann unveils $326 million ‘sustainable, cautious’ tax cut plan
Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann on Wednesday unveiled a $326 million tax cut package that reduces the state income tax and the sales tax on groceries and raises the gasoline tax to fund road work.
Court-ordered redistricting will require do-over legislative elections this year
Five Mississippi House seats will be re-decided in a November special election, pending court approval, under a resolution the House approved to comply with a federal court order.
Ole Miss graduate facing new charge of hiding Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee’s body
The University of Mississippi graduate accused of killing Jimmie “Jay” Lee was indicted on tampering with physical evidence, a new charge that comes on the heels of the unexpected discovery of Lee’s body last week.
University of Mississippi student’s family one step closer to closure after discovery of remains
More than two years after Jimmie “Jay” Lee went missing, the remains of the University of Mississippi student and well-known member of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ community have been found.
Mississippi House advances bill that would ban DEI in public schools
Mississippi House Republican lawmakers advanced a bill that would shutter DEI programs in all of the state’s public schools, ban certain concepts from being taught in classrooms and dictate how schools define gender.
Sending taxpayer money to private schools advances in Mississippi House
A House committee advanced a bill Tuesday that would send taxpayer money from public to private schools.
Jimmie ‘Jay’ Lee’s remains believed to be found
A gold necklace with Jimmie “Jay” Lee’s name on it was found with human remains in Carroll County this weekend, but authorities have not publicly confirmed the remains belong to the missing University of Mississippi student and well-known member of Oxford’s LGBTQ+ community.
Reeves pushes income tax elimination, opposes Medicaid expansion in State of the State address
Amid a likely debate between Mississippi House and Senate leaders over plans to slash state taxes, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves in his Wednesday State-of-the-State Address strongly encouraged the Legislature to pass a law that abolishes the state income tax.
Legalized online sports betting advances in Mississippi Legislature
A panel of Mississippi lawmakers approved a bill Wednesday that would permit mobile sports betting, a move proponents say would satisfy strong consumer demand and produce millions in new tax revenue.
