A judge has ruled that the Mississippi Legislature is not a public body and not subject to the state’s Open Meetings Act. Hinds County Chancery Court Judge J.

Each chamber of the Mississippi Legislature seeks to provide free community college for Mississippi students but does so in ...

As the 90-day session comes closer to an end, the idea of Medicaid expansion isn't looking very promising this year in ...

The Senate Finance Committee voted Thursday to advance legislation to reduce the state income tax and the sales tax on groceries while raising the gasoline tax. Republican senators voted to advance ...

Senate Education Chairman Dennis DeBar, R-Leakesville, has gone on the record several times as an opponent of expanding ...

House Speaker Jason White said an effort to expand school choice in Mississippi did not have the needed consensus to pass ...

Legislation to require Mississippi midwives to obtain licensure takes a huge step in the House of Representatives.

The Mississippi House of Representatives passed a bill on Thursday to give parents paid parental leave. Similar legislation has been filed in the Senate.

Two pieces of legislation aiming to limit where homeless people can sleep and where they can solicit donations from the public have advanced in the Mississippi House of Representatives.

Mississippi House leaders say a bill that would have allowed some parents to use taxpayer money to pay for private school ...

The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and  other issues.