Mississippi News

The US House is expected to vote today on the repeal of the national Affordable Care Act. MPB's Lawayne Childrey examines what a repeal could mean for Mississippians.

A bill modeled after Arizona's controversial immigration law is headed to the Mississippi House. The Senate passed the bill after several hours of debate Tuesday. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the bill would let police officers check a person's immigration status only after they have stopped them for some other reason.

An immigration bill passed by the Senate Judiciary A Committee could hit the full senate for a vote as early as this week. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports winning full approval remains an uphill battle.

Today millions of Americans including Mississippians are honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by volunteering a day of service. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how the work began for many, decades ago.

Construction is already underway on the Mississippi Veterans Memorial cemetery, which will be Mississippi's only state run veterans cemetery when it opens this spring. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on a veterans group that raised 100-thousand dollars to add improvements to the site.

This could be the year Mississippi builds a statewide Civil Rights Museum. Governor Haley Babour made it a priority during his State of the State address last week. M-PB's Jeffrey Hess reports that advocates say the museum is long overdue.

President Obama’s panel that investigated the BP oil spill is taking its final report to the Gulf Coast in a series of community meetings. Eileen Fleming reports that people attending the first session in New Orleans are pleading for attention to health problems related to the spill.

Mississippi's economic recovery will be long and slow, that's according to two of Mississippi's Economic leaders. M-P-B's Jeffrey Hess reports.

A political battle is shaping up in the Mississippi legislature over a proposed law to stiffen penalties for illegally passing a stopped school bus. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that "Nathan's law" has both house and senate members claiming that the other is weakening school bus safety laws.

More than 60 thousand pounds of free non perishable food and personal care items are being donated to some of Mississippi's most needy families. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports on the efforts of Feed the Children.

The Mississippi House is expected to debate extending a law that permits payday lending in Mississippi. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the proposed legislation would give borrowers more time to pay back the loan.

An Arizona style illegal immigration bill could receive a vote by the Mississippi State Senate as early as today. But as MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports opponents say the legislation would authorize harassment and racial profiling.

The Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality has awarded six grants to local governments, ranging from $40,000 to $100,000 to help with their recycling. MPB’s Sandra Knispel reports from Oxford, which won the largest materials conservation grant.

Allegations of inmate abuse at Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility has gotten the attention of state lawmakers. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports how the Mississippi House Juvenile Justice Committee is gathering facts.

Governor Haley Barbour's final State of the State address meets with praise from both political parties. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the speech also included a call for the construction of a Civil Rights Museum.