Reeves and other Senate leaders desired $575 million in tax cuts. This was achieved by eliminating the franchise tax, increasing deductions available to self-employed individuals, and eliminating the 3- and 4-percent income taxes brackets by…

Landrum, a history enthusiast since childhood, was told that the area, once called Livingston, was the original county chair for Madison County. Landrum was intrigued and decided to take a closer look. He noticed a…

The nation's highest court refused to review a U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruling from November 2014. This decision, which supported the requirement that registration and reporting be required for any person or group…

"By and large a great number of Mississippians are coming to vote," stated Delbert Hosemann Hosemann, Mississippi Secretary of State. "We are seeing long lines and they are moving quickly. We'd like to vote more…

Late June saw Hinds County officials and Henley Young Juvenile Justice Center attorneys agree to 17 provisions in a memorandum. This was to ease tensions surrounding a federal settlement. After Disability Rights Mississippi and Mississippi…

According to the Vicksburg Post, another boom is expected for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Engineering Research and Development Center. The center's commander stated that people working at the facility would be searching for…

Deborah Delgado, Ward 2 Councilwoman, said that she will make regulations regarding police surveillance equipment. This will allow the public to provide input on how local police acquire, fund and use it. WDAM reported that…

* The M.B., the Council's subsidiary, has been elected as chair. Anthony Wilson, president, and CEO of Mississippi Power, has been elected chair by the Swayze Foundation. Vice chair of the foundation will be Bill…