A motion to reconsider Thursday’s failed vote led to the legislation passing the chamber on Friday. The House will now consider the bill.

House Bill 1 creates a new 5% sales tax on top of the current gas tax. The Senate plan raises the current gas tax by 3 cents each year over the next 3 years. Speaker Jason White has touted the support ...

The Mississippi State Senate has introduced a tax cut plan that contrasts with the House's proposal, focusing on a gradual income tax reduction and a gas tax increase.

Catch up with the latest from the Mississippi legislative session with our weekly recap from the politics team.

Medications are the mainstay of treatment for multiple sclerosis (MS). Many of them are used to block the immune system's attack on the nerves and slow or prevent progression and relapses (flare-ups) ...

Cell phones could be restricted in public schools if legislation makes it through the legislative process. It has already cleared a Senate committee.

Flaggs and Martin accepted the challenge, which was given by state Sen. Briggs Hopson of Vicksburg. “It’s a great cause,” Flaggs said after taking the dip. “I’m Honored. And if I had to ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Republican State Sen. Nicole Akins Boyd of Oxford, stares at a projected slide bearing fiscal budget numbers ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Women represent half of the U.S. population but it's still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some states. Take Mississippi, for example ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Women represent half of the U.S. population but it's still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some states. Take Mississippi, for example. Only one ...