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

The Vicksburg 200 Committee and the City of Vicksburg have announced they will be presenting the second Bicentennial ...

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.

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

The top potential contenders for governor in 2027 -- at least to date -- appeared to up their fundraising efforts last year.

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 ...

Take Mississippi, for example. Only one woman currently serves on the 14-member Joint Legislative Budget Committee. The elite group makes the first recommendations on how much money the state should ...

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.