Proposal seen as improving the quality of superintendents and broadening the candidate pool in rural areas
Church gun bill will nullify concealed gun permits
Provision pushed by NRA will allow persons to avoid obtaining concealed weapons permits
Greenville, EPA resolve to cut off raw sewage spills
Greenville’s population decreases have led to a decaying infrastructure the city is struggling to maintain.
Khayat recalls Merle Haggard’s affection for Rowan Oak
Former Ole Miss Chancellor Robert Khayat remembers Haggard was curious about “this Faulkner”
Bryant ready to sign charter school expansion
Students can attend schools outside their district; expands access to charter schools to C and D ranked districts
U.S. Supreme Court lets campaign disclosure rules stand
An Oxford-area group claimed state reporting laws were burdensome.
Third case of Zika infection confirmed in Mississippi
The Department of Health reports a resident of Oktibbeha County contracted the virus doing mission work in Haiti.
National push against “Religious Freedom Bill” made no impact
Companies opposing the law offer no repercussions for its passage
Tax credit battle looms
The House and Senate have to work out a deal over tax credits to fund economic development projects in the state.
Twenty bills discussed in 90 minutes by the Senate
Senators decided whether to concur with legislation amended in the House.
Taped calls reveal prison plots
Plans for violence and distributing drugs were overheard in wire-tapped conversations from state prisons
Tax cut proposal suffers temporary cut of its own
Conference between House and Senate is likely
Groups back, blast religious freedom law
Family Research Council applauds the law. Mississippi Democratic Party denounces it.
Gov. Bryant signs controversial religious freedom bill into law
Bryant’s signature on Tuesday comes after weeks of legislative debate, a mixture of citizen backlash and support, and criticism from major businesses
Opponents implore governor to veto religious objections bill
Mississippi Economic Council, Mississippi Manufacturers Association oppose the legislation