January 2013 Archive

A new report claims Mississippi schools are dispensing too heavy punishment for the crime.

The Mississippi Senate is pushing ahead on legislation that would expand charter schools in the state. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports how the Senate has passed their version of a charter school bill.

A conservative think tank argues state based control of insurance exchanges are an illusion.

"They look at a crime like larceny and they say ok instead of sending this person to prison let’s put this person on house arrest, electronic monitor where we can watch them every time he takes a step."

Democrats in the Mississippi legislature say they'll fight potential changes to the Public Employees Retirement System.

A new program could help show which spending generates the most benefit.

The federal task force aimed at curbing gun violence in the U.S. is expected to make recommendations to the President Tuesday.

Mississippi gun enthusiasts are lining up by the thousands to buy firearms as tougher gun control measures loom in Washington.

Mississippi's lone abortion clinic has not been able to meet new regulations approved last year.

lawmakers and state agency heads look for ways to make Mississippi schools more secure.

State leaders say Mississippi's underperforming education system is a major threat to future business development.

Mississippi's lone abortion clinic faces a friday deadline to meet new regulations.

The first meeting of the house education committee begins with bipartisan questions.

The number of Mississippians applying for permits have more than doubled in the past five years. MPB's Daniel Cherry reports... 

This winter has seen the earliest flu outbreak in more than a decade. Since early October at least 18 children across the U.S. have died from the flu, none were from Mississippi.