February 2012 Archive

Proposed immigration legislation introduced this week put Mississippi on the national radar.

Highway safety officials say seat belts are catching on in Mississippi. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how advocates say enforcement of seat belt laws saves hundreds of lives each year.

Mississippi oystermen have had almost no oysters to harvest for the past two seasons. Now, they may soon have a chance to get back to work.

State lawmakers are running out of time to develop a strategy for making big changes to Mississippi's mental health system or face the penalty.

The personhood debate is back in the state capitol.

Mississippi lawmakers eye potential changes to Medicaid.

Republican lawmakers in the state are one step closer to getting approval for legislation that would limit the Attorney General's power in Mississippi.

As the Mississippi Development Authority finalizes regulations for seismic testing and drilling one mile off the barrier islands, organizations opposed to gas and oil rigs in Mississippi waters are stepping up their efforts.

Tonight, PBS will air the documentary Not in Our Town, which tells the story of the University of Mississippi’s reaction when the KKK showed up on campus in 2009.

Drilling for gas and oil in Mississippi waters could soon be a reality. A majority of public comments to the state opposed driling, but the question of “to drill or not to drill” has already been decided.

Predatory lending and foreclosure abuses put many Mississippians in a bad spot. Now they might have a little relief coming their way.

A new poll finds broad support for a governor's power to pardon.

After furious debate on Mississippi's so called Sunshine Act, Democrats in the House of Representatives successfully killed the bill...for now.

 More people die of heart disease in Mississippi than anywhere else in the nation

The Mississippi Supreme Court takes up the pardon case.