Bettersten Wade, who sued the city of Jackson, MI, over the death of her brother rejected a settlement after officials publicly disclosed what the city would pay his survivors.
The Mississippi House proposed expanding Medicaid coverage to people who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level, while the Senate advocated for a slower approach.
The U.S. is expecting an invasion of noisy mating cicadas in the coming weeks, which will pose nuisance for some gardeners and an opportunity for others like anglers.
Following their federal sentencing, six ex-Mississippi law enforcement officers will be sentenced in state court for the torture of two Black men in January 2023.
Mississippi Legislature budget writers will have less money to spend in the coming year; House and Senate members set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion, 1% less than the current year.
Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff in Mississippiβs 2nd Congressional District. Eller will face longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general election.
Two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit alleging that workers imported from Mexico were paid significantly more than local Black workers for the same labor.
Republicans Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith advanced to the GOP runoff for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. The winner will run against Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson.
Rankin County, Mississippi Sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who fired a gun in their direction Sunday afternoon, according to the state Department of Public Safety.
New in PJ Media: Old Joe Biden went down to Mississippi last Friday, but oddly enough, he didnβt stop by the crossroads of Highways 49 and 61 in Clarksdale, where the legendary bluesman Robert Johnson is said to have sold his soul to the devil; in Joeβs case, that transaction was completed a long, long [β¦]