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Despite top politicians' claims, expanding Medicaid would effectively pay for itself and the state would incur no new expenditures, economist says. → Read More
Mike Chaney, a Republican elected official, said Medicaid expansion could provide health care coverage options for those who need it most. → Read More
A nine-member commission will be appointed to develop a new state flag design that must be approved by voters on the November 2020 ballot. → Read More
The group of around 100 who departed from the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma Monday arrived to the Alabama State Capitol Friday afternoon. This week's march was organized both to commemorate the 1965 Selma to Montgomery March that led to... → Read More
Fifty years ago, Janet Howard-Moore was 15 years old and one of the hundreds-turned-thousands who marched from Selma to Montgomery to demand equal voting rights. This week, she is one of the roughly 100 who are commemorating that original march... → Read More
Dodging potholes, crumbling streets has become a necessary art form in Jackson. → Read More
In an effort to increase the number of students who travel to other countries, Jackson State University, along with a nonprofit organization, provided up to 200 JSU students with free passports Thursday. → Read More
Jackson city council members questioned a city attorney Tuesday about the possibility of terminating the $90 million Siemens contract the city executed in 2012 and retrieving much of the $70 million already paid. → Read More
Officials have expressed confusion after the city of Jackson announced that the Capitol Street improvement project has been pushed back from its original March completion date to April 10. → Read More
Jackson Prep hosted a parade and ceremony for the troops, who soon will serve in Kuwait. → Read More
After news spread that the medical practice of the town of Edwards’ only doctor who sees patients out of his car was being threatened, people around the country have chipped in to help the doctor. → Read More
A federal lawsuit filed in April 2014 on behalf of 39 current or former Jackson Police Department officers will be settled tomorrow, the attorney representing the plaintiffs said. → Read More
Eagle Scout rank awarded to 130 Scouts from 22 Mississippi counties. → Read More
Mississippi professor Dr. Henry Wan has already begun working on next year’s vaccine. → Read More
For the past two weeks, D'Witt Davis has lined up buckets in his backyard to catch rainwater. In what could be perceived as an odd action by many, it's the most logical way for Davis to be able to flush his toilet. Davis, along with 13 other people along → Read More
The Mississippi Department of Transportation has halted the $94 million highway expansion project on 7.5-mile stretch of I-55 between McDowell Road and Byram, which will cost taxpayers additional money and cause a delay of the project's completion. → Read More
Last-minute financial requests from Yarber administration criticized. → Read More
After being diagnosed with lymphoma in November, University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones' condition is steadily improving as he completes weeks of chemotherapy. → Read More
The city is waging against a local public service utility provider. → Read More
Elderly Edwards doctor gains online supporters to continue seeing patients in his car. → Read More