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Cassandra Welchlin, leader of the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable, said it would do too little …

Politics

Mississippi House OKs Bill on Equal Pay for Women and Men

Mississippi employers would be required to pay women and men the same amount of money for the same work, under a bill that passed the state House on Thursday.

A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching …

Politics

Bill Banning Critical Race Theory Goes to Mississippi Senate

A Mississippi Senate committee on Thursday advanced a bill that would ban schools from teaching critical race theory, even though the state superintendent of education has said the theory is …

During the November 2020 election, Initiative 65 received 70% of Mississippians’ vote, promising the creation …

Politics

More Restrictive Medical Marijuana Program Passes House

Mississippi’s beleaguered medical marijuana program moved closer to completion this week, after the Mississippi House of Representatives voted 104-14 to pass a revision of the state Senate’s more restrictive version …

Tameshia Shelton Photo courtesy MCIR

A hearing continues Tuesday to determine if a Clay County woman named Tameshia Shelton, serving …

Crime

Tameshia Shelton Is Serving Life for a Murder, But Could the Death Have Been Suicide?

A hearing continues Tuesday to determine if a Clay County woman named Tameshia Shelton, serving a life sentence for the death of her sister’s boyfriend, will get a new trial.

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Makai Polk Enters 2022 NFL Draft

Mississippi State University is losing its record breaking wide receiver after just one season with the program. Redshirt sophomore wide out Makai Polk has announced he will enter the 2022 …

Agents from State Auditor Shad White's office arrested Gregory Sanford, a former emergency manager for …

Crime

Former County Official Faces Embezzlement, Fraud Charges

Agents from State Auditor Shad White's office arrested Gregory Sanford, a former emergency manager for Covington County, following his indictment for fraud and embezzlement.