Featured Mississippi legislature: bills dead and alive
Tuesday was the final day for House and Senate committees to pass general bills that originated in and already passed out of their opposite chamber....
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Featured Hattiesburg first MS city to file lawsuit against opioid manufacturers
by Alex Paton
The City of Hattiesburg is in the process of filing a lawsuit against key Pharma companies in opioid epidemic. A release from the Hattiesburg mayor’s...
Tree lighting ceremony held for victims and survivors of violent crimes
by Camie Crowe
To remember and honor Mississippi’s crime victims, their families and loved ones, Attorney General Jim Hood hosted the 14th annual Tree Lighting Ceremony on Tuesday,...
Vicksburg man ordered to pay thousands in backed up child support
by Sarah Ulmer
Alan Wayne Osborne, 57, of Vicksburg, was sentenced last week to pay $40,925.00 in back child support after failing to make payments for nearly two...
AG Hood announces new Mental Health Task Force
by Sarah Ulmer
The Attorney General has announced the new Mississippi Mental Health Task Force. The effort is designed to bring more voices to the conversation about the...
Attorney General urging health insurers to switch to non-opioid drugs
by Alex Paton
Attorney General Jim Hood has joined 37 attorneys generals in urging health insurance companies to find ways to make non-opioid pain management more accessible for...
AG urges caution before clicking links
by Sarah Ulmer
Attorney General Jim Hood is warning consumers to use extra caution when accessing information telling them if they have been impacted by the recent Equifax...
Opioid and Heroin Drug Summit announced
by Sarah Ulmer
Law enforcement officials are cracking down on a growing opioid and heroin epidemic in the state of Mississippi. ...
Attorney General comments on approved budget
by Sarah Ulmer
On Monday legislators met at the Capitol to hold a special session and discuss, among other things, a budget for the Attorney General’s office. ...
Mississippi joins Target settlement over 2013 data breach
by Sarah Ulmer
Mississippi has joined 46 other states and the District of Columbia in an $18.5 million settlement with the Target Corporation in the 2013 data breach. ...