November 2012 Archive

The goal of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is to end veteran homelssness by 2015.  Mississippi is inching its way toward that goal, with hundreds of homeless veterans living in the woods along the Gulf Coast.

Congressmen Bennie Thompson and Gregg Harper both won re-election yesterday.

Republican Steven Palazzo won a second  term representing Mississippi's 4th Congressional District.

Many Mississippians turned out but there were few reported problems.

The National Institute for Undersea Science & Technology at the University of Mississippi is leading a three-year research project on the impact of the BP oil spill.

A several groups are calling on Governor Phil Bryant to retract his statement saying Mississippi voters should voluntarily show their IDs at the polls today.

Two top Mississippi political experts look forward to how the major political parties will react after the election.

In the final hours before tomorrow's general election, Mississippians are reaching out to voters in key states.

A felony conviction frequently means some Mississippians will never vote in a local or statewide election.

An IHL report underscores the long road to economic recovery.

Mississippians will head to the polls in only four days. And MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how the state's top election official is urging all registered voters to get out on voting day.

Some are worried that confusion over Voter ID could lead to some voters being turned away.