Money
Cleveland hoteliers moving forward without Trump, keeping $6 million in tax breaks
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The project developers say the company is on solid financial footing and the hotel will open this fall
Sports
‘New Dude’ highlights opening weekend of DI baseball
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Mississippi State, Ole Miss and Southern Miss all are ranked in the preseason polls to open the 2019 college baseball season. State will debut the rebuilt Dudy Noble Field/Polk Dement Stadium, which features every bell and whistle imaginable.
Tax measure for infrastructure raises stakes for Clarksdale voters in already big election year
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City officials passed two resolutions for voters to weigh in on: a proposed property tax increase and a measure to abolish the Clarksdale Public Utilities Commission
Environment
Audubon makes case for $2.5 million in projects for Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Organization unveils $1.7 billion plan to restore the Gulf ecosystem from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Republican-backed $1,000 teacher pay hike clears hurdle. Democrats ask: ‘Is this a joke?’
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Educators would receive an additional $500 in the first year and $500 in the next year, costing the state $50 million annually when the raise is fully phased-in.
Government
For retired teachers and state employees, running for Legislature under rule change could be a gamble
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Board’s goal is to develop regulations that would start with the new legislative term in January.
Federal judge says 102 mile-long district violates Voting Rights Act, orders map redrawn
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African American plaintiffs in the case said the Legislature drew the maps to dilute black voting strength
2019 Legislative Session
Senate to revisit lifetime ban on food stamps, assistance for Mississippians with felony drug convictions
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Mississippi one of three states to deny access to benefits. Critics say law hurts children and others in household.
Cartoon
Marshall Ramsey: New Candidates
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Retired teachers and state workers might soon be able to run without losing retirement.
2019 Legislative Session
Victims’ rights bill pushed by California billionaire quietly up for debate in Legislature
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The House adopted the bill, sponsored by Speaker Philip Gunn, Wednesday morning. It nows heads to the Senate for consideration.
Government
New life breathed into #msleg industrial hemp proposal
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The House defied the wishes of a key committee chairwoman to send the bill to the Senate
Sports
They began as collaborators, became friends: Trailblazers Frank Robinson and Jackson’s Janet Marie Smith
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Baseball Hall of Famer Frank Robinson accomplished so much, his contributions to the design of Oriole Park at Camden Yards get lost in the shuffle, says Jackson native Janet Marie Smith, chief designer of the ballpark.
Politics
Tate Reeves speaks on blackface, racism and his Confederate-group associations
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Reeves, the leading contender for the Republican nomination for governor, broke his silence on the controversies
Government
Hosemann, Hood sue federal government over flooding, say U.S. action resulted in lost income for school districts
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$25 million lawsuit alleges that Mississippi River decision in the 1950s resulted in about 8,000 acres of school land being flooded for substantial periods each year
Education
‘This is why people are leaving the state’: How state aid rules hinder college access for working-class families
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Legislators, university and college presidents and other stakeholders have spent the past year reviewing state aid and possible solutions including a complete overhaul of the system