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Gov. Phil Bryant's plan to cut state funding for public libraries leaves the institutions facing tough decisions at a time when patronage has reached an all-time high.

Miss. Supreme Court hears pardons case: The Mississippi Supreme Court listens to arguments on whether pardons issued by former Gov.

The Tennessee Valley Authority expects to pay about $7 million more in fees in lieu of taxes to the state of Mississippi in fiscal year 2012 versus the past fiscal year.

Some Democrats are warning that a proposal to change the Mississippi Legislature's rules could handcuff their ability to seek more money for education.

As the controversy over pardons was making its way through courtrooms folks at the Mississippi College School of Law were gauging the political temperature of voters from across the state on the pardon process.

State Rep. Steve Holland, a populist Democrat known for over-the-top gestures, said he was tickled that his provocation had rocketed across the Internet.

Journey 2: The Mysterious Island: Young Sean Anderson receives a coded distress signal from a mysterious island where no island should exist.

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Elevation Myocardial Infarction is a heart attack in which the coronary artery is blocked by a blood clot.

Thirty-three showchoirs from middle, junior and senior high schools competed in the annual event hosted by Pearl River Community College at William Carey University.

Feuding attorneys asked the Mississippi Supreme Court on Thursday to determine the validity of pardons that Haley Barbour gave to convicted killers and other convicts during his final days as governor.

The Mississippi Supreme Court is hearing arguments that could send 10 freed convicts, some of whom were convicted of murder, back to prison following controversial pardons issued by outgoing Gov.

Mississippi currently has just 1 safe Dem VRA mandated seat, but several maps have previously been posted on here showing that 2 safe Dem, if not black majority, seats can be created.

A lawmaker in Mississippi is pushing to change the name of "the body of water located directly south" of the state, the Gulf of Mexico, to the "Gulf of America." State Rep.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development says two Louisiana tribes will get a total of $184,600 in Indian Housing Block Grants, and the Mississippi Band of Choctaws will get almost $3.2 million.

A Mississippi man convicted of murdering two people during convenience store robberies was executed on Wednesday by lethal injection, becoming the first person to be put to death in the state this year, a corrections official said.

The Enterprise-Journal reports that supervisors voted this week to pay Wiggins-based Batson & Co.

This April 11, 2008 file photo provided by the Mississippi Department of Corrections shows condemned inmate Edwin Hart Turner who is scheduled for execution Wednesday, Feb.

Seed selection could be one of the most important decisions Mississippi soybean farmers make this time of year.

Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has denied clemency to death row inmate Edwin Hart Turner, who is scheduled to die by lethal injection Wednesday evening at the State Penitentiary at Parchman.