Politics

A 10-year study on the possible health effects of the BP oil spill has been launched by the National Institutes of Health. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports the study is looking for 55,000 people to participate.

A Gulfport High School senior will receive a Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence award Monday in Jackson. MPB’s Rhonda Miller reports the teenager did the only thing she could, when oil ravaged the Gulf.

If federal lawmakers cannot find a compromise on the budget by the end of the Day, the federal government could shut down. Mississippi is especially vulnerable to a federal government shut down because of the state's heavy reliance on federal funds. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on how much the state brings in and where it goes.

The Mississippi legislature has ended its 2011 session. law makers may have gone home....but that doesn't mean their work was finished. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports on a last ditch effort by Senate Democrats to force a vote on Redistricting.

The long battle over redistricting the state is once again headed back to the Senate. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that for the second time, the Mississippi house has approved new district lines for both chambers of the legislature.

Each year more than 12 thousand children in Mississippi are considered to be homeless. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on a group in the state making an effort to raise awareness about the issue.

Each year more than 12 thousand children in Mississippi are considered to be homeless. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports on a group in the state making an effort to raise awareness about the issue.

The already tense redistricting fight in the Mississippi Legislature appears to be increasing in intensity. Speaker of the House Billy McCoy is questioning whether Lt. Governor Phil Bryant is trying to interfere in the legislative redistricting process if it goes to Federal Court. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the speaker has sent a letter to the state's top two Republicans questioning them about accusations made by a left-leaning state political blog.

Federal agencies are investigating why 58 dead sea turtles have washed up on the Mississippi Gulf Coast since March 15. MPB’s Rhonda Miller walks with a Gulf Coast woman whose beach stroll this past Saturday was interrupted by the scent of death.

While Mississippi lawmakers debate the specifics of the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, many throughout the state were remembering the legacy of one the civil rights' most notable icons. MPB's Daniel Cherry has more on what supporters of the museum are saying.

State lawmakers work in Jackson is almost done now that legislators have passed a budget for the next fiscal year that beings July first. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the budget was approved in a marathon voting session Monday afternoon.

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The Mississippi legislature has given its self more time to approve the state budget for the next fiscal year. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports that the legislature could vote as soon as Monday on a budget compromise. 

Final details for building a Mississippi Civil Rights Museum in Downtown Jackson could get worked out next week. Mississippi. MPB's Jeffrey Hess reports. 

At a Town Hall meeting in Biloxi, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood said people have been bringing new oil spill concerns and some old, frustrating ones. Hood and other legal organizations are collecting first-hand information in a series of meetings this week along the Gulf Coast.