Op Ed: Supreme Court Decision Was Right, Hosemann Too Quick to Act
by Bryan Davis, Editor The Daily Times Leader, special to News Mississippi It has been nearly five decades since Mississippi and eight other states within...
Category : Politics
It’s a “No” Vote from Wicker on Immigration
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–Though several amendments have been offered that would improve the bill, Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) is not lending his support to the Border Security, Economic...
Greenwood Ex-Mayor Wants Her Job Back, Challenges in Court
by kim
GREENWOOD, Miss.–Greenwood’s mayor is Carolyn McAdams after a win by 206 votes in the general election earlier this month. But that tally doesn’t satisfy the...
Special Session Called to Reauthorize Medicaid
by kim
Jackson, Miss. — State lawmakers meet at the State Capitol Thursday for a special session, and the plan is to discuss the reauthorization of Medicaid....
LGBT Community in Mississippi Happy With SCOTUS Decision
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–The U.S. Supreme court ruled Wednesday that the Defense of Marriage Act, known as DOMA, was unconstitutional....
Open Carry Law Opposed By Horhn, Who Voted For the Bill
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–You can carry a gun on your hip, a la old west style, especially after July 1, when a new law goes into effect...
Supreme Court Voting Rights Act Decision: Mississippi Reaction
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–Reaction from Mississippi lawmakers and leaders to Tuesday’s U.S. Supreme Court decision that could effectively nix some restrictions on what the state can do...
Some MS Democrats Unsettled by Supreme Court Ruling
by kim
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi no longer needs permission from the Federal Government to initiate voting laws according to a new ruling by a Supreme Court, and...
Supreme Court Ruling Implications Unclear for Mississippi
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–One of the only things that is clear this point after a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act, is that the...
The Special Session for Medicaid: What May Happen and What It Will Cost You
by kim
JACKSON, Miss.–All indications are now that the special legislative session that was called for Thursday to deal with Medicaid funding will end with a reauthorization...