January 2013 Archive

"There have been many changes within my own heart."

Democrats in the Mississippi House of Representatives are keeping the debate on Medicaid expansion alive this legislative session.

Two charter school bills are moving through the Mississippi legislature. One would allow for-profit companies to manage these new schools and one would not. And while the debate is growing in Mississippi, nationally these companies are losing their share of the market. 

The house and senate education committees are cranking out bills to beat a Tuesday deadline.

Mississippi could be moving toward publicly funding pre-K education for the first time.

Mississippi mayors are once again pleading with lawmakers to allow municipalities to raise sales taxes on themselves.

Some workers at the Nissan plant in Canton claim intimidation and discrimination over their attempts to unionize.

State auditor Stacey Pickering takes issue with the state's education spending formula.

"By waiting to collect until after the project comes online our customers are going to pay significantly more because all of those financing charges."

Crews are still working to clean up an oil spill on the Mississippi River near Vicksburg

Hospitals are warning of layoffs and fewer services if Medicaid is not expanded.

Interview with Ole Miss Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs on election night Incident Review Committee's report

The Ole Miss Incident Review Committee has now released its report on what exactly happened 12 weeks ago during election night on campus.

Mississippi house republicans say their education reform goals extend beyond charter schools.

Experts say Mississippi is a hub for human trafficking.