A teacher pay raise bill is advancing through the early stages of the legislative process. SB 2001 would raise the starting salary for new teachers in Mississippi to $37,000 a year while also giving current teachers a $1,000 raise, and … Continued
Lt. Governor Delbert Hosemann held a press conference right after the Senate adjourned on Thursday. He started off this meeting by answering questions about the recent events and 13 deaths that have taken place in the state prisons since late … Continued
(Information provided by the Office of Commissioner Brandon Presley, Northern District – Mississippi Public Service Commission) Today marks the one-year anniversary of House Bill 366, also referred to as the Mississippi Broadband Enabling Act being signed into law. The Mississippi Broadband … Continued
A Moss Point man, who was added to the U.S. Marshal’s ’15 Most Wanted Fugitive’ list on Wednesday, is now in custody after faking his own death to avoid charges related to the sexual abuse of his 14-year-old stepdaughter. The … Continued
(Written by guest columnist, Secretary of State, Michael Watson) Since I took office as Mississippi’s Secretary of State earlier this month, my team and I have been working hard to implement the plans we discussed on the campaign trail. We’ve … Continued
(Article courtesy of the Mississippi Center for Public Policy (MCPP) Senate Bill 2196, sponsored by Senator Kevin Blackwell, allows minors to operate an occasional business without a permit or license from the government. Other states, starting with Utah, have begun … Continued
Photo courtesy of MLC/Facebook Powerball and Mega Millions tickets are now on sale across the state. The multi-state lottery games join the increasing number of scratch-off games that are available at lottery retailers in Mississippi. Drawings for both games occur … Continued
A Mississippi man has been added to the U.S. Marshal’s ’15 Most Wanted Fugitive’ list after he allegedly faked his own death to avoid charges. Authorities are now offering a $25,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of 43-year-old … Continued
Former Miss. Gov. Phil Bryant has joined the newly branded Bryant Songy Snell Global Partners, formerly Songy LLC – the strategy and business development firm launched last September by Joey Songy, the governor’s former chief of staff – as founding partner. … Continued
Courtesy of MAC The Mississippi Association of Coaches has announced the new class of inductees for 2020 for the MAC Hall of Fame. Upon the induction of the Class of 2020, the MAC Hall of Fame membership will increase to … Continued