Carl Gibson

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour's proposed cut to higher education was the elephant in the room during Institutions of Higher Learning committee meetings yesterday. MPB's Carl Gibson reports.

University students, alumni and officials in Mississippi affected by Governor Barbour's consolidation proposal are reacting sharply to potential school mergers. MPB's Carl Gibson reports.

Governor Haley Barbour is set to announce his budget proposal for fiscal year 2011 this afternoon. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, no state agency will be immune from program reductions.

Mississippi's energy grid will need expansion to keep up with growing demand. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, challenges lie ahead in balancing the use of cheap fossil fuels with the use of more costly renewable energy.

Today, 40 percent of of teens post personal information online that can be seen by anyone. Mississippi's Attorney General is instructing parents on how they can protect their children from the dangers kids face on the internet. MPB's Carl Gibson reports.

Mississippi's revenue projections through the next two fiscal years are looking grim. MPB's Carl Gibson reports on how lawmakers are bracing for impact.

8 Mississippi Counties have been declared federal disaster areas. And as MPB Carl Gibson reports, this fall's heavy rain could put some farmers out of business next year.

More than 20 Mississippians die each year from all-terrain vehicle accidents. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, state lawmakers are working on ATV regulations that could potentially save lives.

There are already 12-hundred confirmed cases of H1N1, or swine flu, in Mississippi. As MPB's Carl Gibson reports, an expert medical panel Thursday night answered the state's questions on how to avoid infection.