Senate Backs Wicker: No Double Thirty-Three Foot Trailers
WASHINGTON – The Senate votes in favor of an amendment offered by U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss., and Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., to remove a federal...
Clinton, Kasich Take Mississippi Lawmaker’s Support for President
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.– Mississippi lawmakers are pledging their support to a few of the presidential candidates as the campaigning heats up toward 2016. ...
The Miss. Arts and Entertainment Experience: Ground Broken and Ground-Breaking
by kim
MERIDIAN, Miss.–Raising enough support and enough money to get started on the Mississippi Arts and Entertainment Center took years. Saturday shovels finally went into the...
Avoiding the Government Shutdown: Wicker, Cochran Say Plan is Good Temporarily
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–A shutdown of the federal government might have meant some of the services you’re used to getting would have been interrupted. It also might’ve...
Ballot Box Confusion: How to Enter Your Vote on Initiative 42
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, MISS– Funding public schools, budget cuts, changing the state’s constitution, formulas; they’re all keywords you’ve heard about Initiative 42. But what does it mean? ...
U.S. Speaker Boehner Steps Down, Mississippi Lawmakers React
by Sarah Ulmer
WASHINGTON, D.C.– U.S. Speaker of the House Republican John Boehner steps down from his position effective in October. Now your state lawmakers are reacting to...
AUDIO ON DEMAND: Seeing Your Doctor Online: Mississippi’s First In-Pharmacy Telehealth Clinic
by Sarah Ulmer
FLORA, MISS– Fred’s Pharmacy in Flora is not your typical store anymore. It’s the home of the first true one-stop shop for your health in...
The Deal With Iran: Mississippi’s Wicker Compares to 1938 Deal With Germany in Senate Speech
by kim
WASHINGTON, D.C.–For the second time the U.S. Senate, controlled by Republicans, has failed to pass a resolution that would disapprove the president’s deal with Iran....
Stealing Food Meant for Kids: Former Cafeteria Manager Accused of Copping Cafeteria Food From Youth Program
by kim
CAMP SHELBY, Miss.–Taking a large amount of food from the cafeteria of the National Guard Youth Challenge Academy and using it in his restaurant is...
Sharing Your Story: Looking Back on Hurricane Katrina, Ten Years Later
by Sarah Ulmer
JACKSON, MISS– This week, News Mississippi will be sharing your stories of struggle, survival, and recovery that came from your experience during Hurricane Katrina. ...