1+ week, 8+ hour ago  (460+ words) A bill to test Mississippi inmates for dyslexia died on the legislative calendar Friday, the second year the legislation failed to advance to the governor's desk. "I am disappointed, but this is the second year we've [the Senate] advanced this…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (333+ words) Cindy and Tim Tyler were newlyweds, fresh out of college in 1993. They had little more than a great idea and a bank loan when they rented a small space in downtown Greenwood, planning to make corporate gift baskets with Mississippi-made…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (378+ words) State Senator Angela Turner-Ford attempted to include diapers in the state's Second Amendment Sales Tax holiday, saying it would benefit "multiple demographics." A Senate debate Tuesday about exempting retail sales of firearm safes during the annual Mississippi Second Amendment Sales…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (326+ words) This is the second in a series celebrating the culture bearers in our state. These are the painters, planners, policymakers, and patrons who diligently and passionately work to protect, preserve, and raise the cultural aspects that define a community. "PSA-MS…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (373+ words) State Senator Lane Taylor believes the bill could help struggling rural hospitals as many are facing financial hardships. Rural hospitals could see donations coming their way after the Mississippi Senate passed a conference report Monday morning, giving tax breaks to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (509+ words) Several education-related bills that did not previously make it through the legislative process were included in a last-minute agreement between the House and Senate. See what's included. Through an omnibus conference report, the state House and Senate came to an…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (458+ words) State Rep. Celeste Hurst introduced the measure in February, amending legislation on drug trafficking to include language outlawing the dispensing or shipping of abortion-inducing drugs in the Magnolia State. A measure that criminalizes the shipping or dispensing of abortion-inducing drugs…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (457+ words) While the conference report to raise the pay of judges on the Supreme Court, Court of Appeals, Chancery Courts and Circuit Courts was overwhelmingly approved by both chambers, not every lawmaker was pleased to see the bill. Barring a veto…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (97+ words) The Greenwood Commonwealth Both houses of the Mississippi Legislature are trying to work out a deal in the final days of the legislative session to address the pharmacy benefits manager issue. If no deal is reached, it will likely come…...

2+ week, 9+ hour ago  (635+ words) A federal judge ruled last year that Mississippi's Supreme Court districts violated the Voting Rights Act. Instead of redrawing the districts, lawmakers will wait and see what comes of an appeal and a case before the U. S. Supreme Court. Mississippi lawmakers…...