Senate Gaming Chair: Legalizing mobile sports betting ‘more complicated’ than people realize
The efforts to legalize mobile sports betting in Mississippi appear to have hit a fork in the road with leaders in the casino industry showing...
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Mississippi joins 11-state lawsuit challenging NCAA transfer eligibility rule
by Caleb Salers
Mississippi has joined 11 other states in challenging the National Collegiate Athletic Association’s (NCAA) eligibility requirements for a student-athlete to receive a waiver to transfer...
Ron DeSantis ends his struggling presidential bid before New Hampshire and endorses Donald Trump
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended his Republican presidential campaign on Sunday, ending his 2024 White House bid just before the New...
Congress votes to avert a shutdown and keep the government funded through early March
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress sent President Joe Biden a short-term spending bill on Thursday that would avert a looming partial government shutdown and fund federal...
Lawmakers put grievances aside, approving $1.9 billion EV battery plant in Marshall County
by Caleb Salers
The Mississippi Legislature has approved a $1.9 billion economic development plan Governor Tate Reeves is touting as the second-largest investment in state history. During Thursday’s special...
Mississippi University for Women president ‘confident’ new name will be agreed on by Feb. 14 legislative deadline
Last Monday, officials at the Mississippi University for Women caused a firestorm of controversy after they sent out a gung-ho announcement that the institution was changing its...
Lawmakers to discuss tax reduction as Mississippians pay third-most in U.S. for groceries
As Mississippians continue to battle the highest grocery tax in America, a new study shows just how much households are spending on a weekly basis....
‘Maybe I’m too conservative’: Burks-Hill disgruntled after being moved off education committee
Committee assignments have been made in the Mississippi legislature, and Senator Angela Burks-Hill is not too happy about where she was placed by the lieutenant...
Here are the candidates running for Mississippi’s congressional seats
The ballot is set for Mississippi’s upcoming congressional elections with the qualifying deadline passing over the weekend. The following list features all candidates already approved...
Gov. Reeves calls special session to bring $1.9B economic development project to Marshall County
by Caleb Salers
Governor Tate Reeves is calling a special legislative session to finalize what he says will be the second-largest corporate capital investment in state history. The...