March 2012 Archive

A one-minute meeting leads to a restart in construction of a controversial power plant.

The Public Service Commission will consider a temporary certificate for Mississippi Power to continue construction on its Kemper County plant. On March 15, the Mississippi Supreme Court reversed approval for the project.

A group of leaders from many religions express their displeasure with an illegal immgration bill in the state senate.

A group of pro-choice activists are voicing their opposition to 5 abortion bills in the Mississippi Senate.

A bill that would allow the sale of beer in Mississippi with a higher percentage of alcohol is in the hands of the Governor. 

Local government officials and law enforcement say they don't have the resources to enforce an immigration reform law.

A new group of Mississippians is calling for more racial healing.

Incarcerated former Mississippi trial lawyer Dick Scruggs is hoping a federal judge in Oxford will soon set him free.

The Mississippi House has approved tax credits to offset inventory taxes.

On average, youth in Mississippi who drink, start when they're in the 6th grade. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how health and alcohol control officials are trying to get what they call an epidemic under control.

Former Mississippi attorney Dick Scruggs is trying to get his second conviction in the judicial bribery scandal overturned.

Mississippi higher learning officials say the state's colleges and universities are some of the safest places for a student. But MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how a pair of shooting deaths over the weekend put security to the test on two campuses.

In the past two weeks, 37 dead sea turtles have washed up on Mississippi beaches. Scientists are investigating the possible cause of the sudden spike in turtle deaths.

Inspectors may test claims that blacks students are being unfairly punished.

Tourism on the Mississippi Gulf Coast appears to be bouncing back after years of lost revenue from Hurricane Katrina, the BP oil spill and the Mississippi River flooding.