Mississippi Government News

Strong storms can occur year-round in Mississippi. Once a storm reaches a certain set of criteria, it becomes classified as severe.

As everyone should know, this month we celebrate black history. Unfortunately, I haven't been able to attend any Black History Month events, but the university offers a wonderful selection of programs and lectures.

Before the Associated Press and dozens of other outlets speculated whether Mississippi state Rep.

An Arkansas man is facing charges in Mississippi after police say he shot a casino slot machine after complaining that it took his money.

A Mississippi company that was the target of the largest U.S. workplace raid on illegal immigrants has reached a tentative settlement agreement in a discrimination lawsuit by four black women who claimed the company gave preferential treatment to Latinos, federal court records said.

Mississippians of a certain age will remember the state song from elementary and junior high school sing-a-longs. The chorus is, "Go Mississippi, keep rolling along.

Two Mississippi plaintiffs lawyers, including a former state lawmaker, have appealed a verdict that they committed fraud during an asbestos lawsuit they filed in 2001.

Laurel High School students have won Mississippi's top high school culinary honor.

The University of Mississippi is cracking down on students who illegally download music through the Appropriate Use Policy.

Feb. 20 is the deadline for introducing legislation, and March 8 is the last day for committee action in the originating chamber.

Recently, Mississippians witnessed a flurry of pardon activity just before Gov. Haley Barbour left office.

"Death Is Not So Different After All: Graham v. Florida and the Court's 'Kids Are Different' Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence" << "Death Is Not So Different After All: Graham v. Florida and the Court's 'Kids Are Different' Eighth Amendment Jurisprudence" Professor P.S. Ruckman, who write the always effective Pardon Power blog , has this new ... (more)

"I'm not telling people not to smoke," says Chip Johnson. "I know it's a personal choice.

Mississippi's cultural landscape is a blending of time-honored traditions and great artistic expression long celebrated by the Mississippi Arts Commission.

State Supreme Court justices are fully engaged in an intense debate over a first-of-its-kind legal question in Mississippi: does the governor have an absolute right to issue pardons without following all constitutional requirements and are those actions exempt from review by the courts? Former Republican governor Haley Barbour, along with lawyers ... (more)

I would be all for the drilling if what came out stayed in Mississippi rather than being sold to the highest bidders from another state or country.

Gov. Bob McDonnell was nominated as Romney's running mate. McDonnell, who has been stumping in Republican primary states recently for Romney, spoke to the Mock Convention on Friday.

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.

It is being called the first of its kind in Mississippi -- a residential and workforce training center for children struggling with emotional, mental, and substance abuse problems.

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.