Politics

The public debate continues over the merits or foolishness of introducing charter schools in Mississippi.

Mississippi could take a second shot at privitizing child support.

The Mississippi insurance commissioner says there are still options for Mississippi to be involved in the insurance market.

The federal government will now run an insurance marketplace in Mississippi.

Some Mississippi lawmakers want to remove state issued concealed carry firearm permits from the public eye.

Mississippi lawmakers are moving forward with their promise to focus on education reform this session.

George F. Will, Pulitzer-prize winning author, conservative political commentator and journalist, discusses national and Mississippi politics.

The Mississippi legislature is keeping the door open for Medicaid expansion, even though many members say they aren't ready to grow the program. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports...

But then on the other side you see United States citizens being trafficked in our own country in our own backyards. Particularly in the sex trade and our young girls and boys are particularly vulnerable in that arena."

Mississippi teachers and principals may soon be carrying concealed weapons.

Tuesday is the first of many deadlines regarding the future of Mississippi's Medicaid program.

"There have been many changes within my own heart."

Democrats in the Mississippi House of Representatives are keeping the debate on Medicaid expansion alive this legislative session.

Two charter school bills are moving through the Mississippi legislature. One would allow for-profit companies to manage these new schools and one would not. And while the debate is growing in Mississippi, nationally these companies are losing their share of the market. 

The house and senate education committees are cranking out bills to beat a Tuesday deadline.