Celebrating Black History Month: How COFO helped the Mississippi civil rights movement
COFO. It stands for the Council of Federated Organizations and while many of you have never heard of it, COFO is an organization born in Mississippi, that was a crucial piece of the civil rights ...
Anti-homeless bills pass MS House. See what they would do
The House has passed two bills aimed at banning homeless encampments on public property and requiring homeless people to ...
Three bills that could help address blight in Jackson have cleared the House, two others fail in committee
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Three bills that could help address tax-forfeited blighted properties in the capital city have ...
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Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address
Governor Wes Moore today delivered his third State of the State address. Before a joint session of the Maryland General ...
States Eye Canadian Drug Imports Despite Delays, Tariffs (1)
State leaders are reviving talk of importing prescription drugs from Canada, even as US drugmakers and health-care attorneys ...
How Trump’s EPA Threatens Efforts to Clean Up Areas Affected Most by Dangerous Air Pollution
Donald Trump has made drastic changes to the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how they could impact efforts to reform ...
Lumumba files 3 campaign finance reports after having not done so since 2021
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed three campaign finance reports for 2024, 2023 and 2022 after having not filed the annual reports since 2021.
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Hochul: ‘Every family deserves more money’
Gov. Kathy Hochul delivers her 2025 State of the State Address on Tuesday in the Hart Theater at Empire State Plaza in Albany. Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals Rowan D. Wilson, left ...
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Rural Mississippi schools fight to attract and keep teachers amid shortages
LEAKESVILLE — Mississippi’s education system faces a critical teacher shortage, particularly in rural areas like Greene ...
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Ray Mabus: Some strides made during my governorship are gone, but the path forward remains clear
Former Gov. Ray Mabus: "The needs in Mississippi are the same as in the late 1980s. We know what we need to do to address ...
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In wake of mass shootings, Alabama lawmakers eye ban on Glock switches and public safety bills
After a violent year marked by multiple mass shootings in Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers from both parties are backing a proposed ban on so-called Glock switches and other ...