Budget cuts hit education
The governor is required to make budget cuts when the state’s revenue is falling short. In the cuts that were announced Tuesday, the budget for...
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Mississippi Heritage Foundation receives big gift
On Thursday, February 16, 2017, the Mississippi Heritage Trust received a call from the sixth and final Member of Mississippi’s Congressional Delegation to agree to...
Get ready to run for office
You’ve probably been part of a conversation in which you or someone else was complaining about the way the town was being governed. “This mayor...
Rivers’ Law passes the House unanimously
If your child were arrested for drug use or driving drunk, you’d want to know about it, so that maybe you could get them help....
Last minute bill change pushes lottery through House committee
It started as a bill to require mental evaluations for those who have been charged with a crime and are about to stand trial. By...
Amazon charging sales tax, bill could add more
Maybe you shop online to avoid paying sales tax. If you’re shopping with Amazon, that’s about to change. As of February 1st, the retail giant...
School choice is there, but more work to be done
Parents, teachers, students and advocates rallied at the Capitol Tuesday to share stories of how school choice had positively impacted their lives, but also to...
Celebrating options: School choice advocates to rally the Capitol
More than one thousand students, parents, teachers, and community leaders will celebrate school choice in the Magnolia State during National School Choice Week....
State of the State: Hit and miss, say lawmakers
JACKSON, MISS– The State of the State Address Tuesday night gave Governor Phil Bryant the opportunity to update Mississippians on the victories the state has...
State of the State: Gov outlines accomplishments, challenges
Jackson, Miss– Governor Phil Bryant addressed Mississippians Tuesday night to show how far Mississippi has come in the last year. ...