Thompson introduces bill to strip Trump of Secret Service protection if imprisoned
In response to the landmark trial of Trump that concluded in conviction last Thursday, Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson is pushing a bill that would remove...
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Mississippi AG spearheads lawsuit against federal LGBTQ+ anti-discrimination rule
by Caleb Salers
Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch is spearheading a lawsuit against a federal rule she says would require medical providers to either perform gender-affirming care on...
Speaker White makes appointments as committees look to tackle tax and healthcare reform
As lawmakers plan to work between now and next year’s session on certain issues such as tax and healthcare reform, House Speaker Jason White has...
Tunica County officials reject proposal to convert abandoned casino complex into housing for migrant youth
by Caleb Salers
Initial plans to house undocumented migrant youth in a vacant north Mississippi casino’s hotels failed to move forward. A narrow 3-2 vote by the Tunica...
Mississippi elected officials respond to conviction of Donald Trump
On Thursday, Donald Trump became the first former president convicted of felony crimes as a New York jury found him guilty on 34 counts of...
Donald Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him...
‘We’re not prepared’: Hyde-Smith objects to abandoned Tunica hotel being used to house migrant youth
by Caleb Salers
U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith is speaking out against a proposal to use a vacant casino hotel property in north Mississippi as a shelter for unaccompanied...
Busy field looks to unseat controversial Jackson mayor
by Ben Milam
A total of four challengers have now publicly announced their intent to run against Jackson Mayor Choke Antar Lumumba in next year’s election. The latest...
Longtime Gulfport mayor Billy Hewes not seeking reelection
Gulfport’s longtime mayor, Billy Hewes, has decided not to seek reelection. Hewes broke the news during Thursday’s episode of The Gallo Show, joking that “he’s...
More than $10 million going to Mississippi school districts for 30 ‘clean’ buses
by Caleb Salers
Three school districts in Mississippi have been selected to receive more than $10 million through President Joe Biden’s Investing in America agenda to buy 30...