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Rep. Andy Gipson will succeed fellow Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith once she moves to the U.S. …

Dead or Alive: What Bills Survived, Or Didn't, in the 2018 Legislative Session

While the budget is intact, many other Republican priorities and proposals died this session. Here is a short list of what survived and what did not.

A lot of bills with big-ticket items, including rewriting the state's education funding formula and …

Only Black People Prosecuted Under Mississippi Gang Law Since 2010

In the lead-up to this year's legislative session in Mississippi, supporters of a tougher gang law in the state talked a lot about the need to arrest white people. But in an ironic twist, the Jackson Free Press has learned that everyone arrested under the existing gang law from 2010 through 2017 were African American.

Mississippi Sen. Brice Wiggins sponsored an expanded gang law that failed this session. Prosecutors have …

Yolanda Singleton

After 26 years in the entertainment business, concert promoter Yolanda Singleton says she feels like she has finally carved out a niche in the male-dominated industry.

Photo courtesy Jack Patterson II Photography

Gangs in Mississippi

How Mississippi pursues people believed to be in gangs.

Trump Fires Veterans Affairs Secretary Shulkin

President Donald Trump is firing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replacing him with the White House doctor in the wake of a bruising ethics scandal and a mounting rebellion within the VA.

President Donald Trump is firing Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin and replacing him with the …

UPDATED: Mayor Lumumba Planning April 4 Town Hall Event in Jackson with Bernie Sanders

The City of Jackson will be commemorating the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King through a conversation titled, “Examining Economic Justice 50 Years Later.” This will be a moderated conversation between Senator Bernie Sanders and Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba.

US Judge Extends Temporary Block on 15-Week Abortion Ban

A federal judge in Mississippi has extended his temporary block on the most restrictive abortion law in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves extended the block until April 13, giving attorneys for the …

Senate Candidate Criticizes Group That Complained About Him

A U.S. Senate candidate in Mississippi said Wednesday that he's filing an Internal Revenue Service complaint against a group that complained to the Federal Election Commission about him.