Politics

Iran’s contested presidential election has Mississippi State’s Iranian community on edge. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.

With less than a week before the new fiscal year begins, Governor Haley Barbour and state lawmakers have reached a stalemate in budget negotiations. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.

Over the last few weeks our in-depth series “Mississippi’s critical teacher shortage” looked at why Mississippi has too few qualified teachers. In our final installment, MPB's Sandra Knispel examines possible solutions.

Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour came to Washington to criticize a democratic health care reform proposal. House lawmakers are in the process of writing a final bill in the coming weeks. Sara Sciammacco (sha-MAH-ko) has more.

Final details of Mississippi's $5 billion dollar budget are being worked out by House and Senate negotiators at the capitol today. MPB's Lawayne Childrey reports.