Winning Black candidates make history in races for governor

Mississippi lawmakers hear testimony amid debate over statewide kratom ban

Lawmakers on Wednesday considered steps to further restrict kratom, a debate reignited by the recent deaths of two University of Mississippi students who were found near suspected kratom derivatives.

Which Senate and governors races are still uncalled by The Associated Press

A close contest in Mississippi is among the handful of Senate races that still had not been called by The Associated Press as of midday Wednesday.

'An army of lawyers.' Colom, Hyde-Smith camps monitor vote counting as nation watches

All eyes are on Mississippi, to see if Democrat Scott Colom will pull off an historic upset over Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith.

Defendant asks US Supreme Court to halt attempted murder retrial in New Albany

Attorneys for Lane Mitchell argue that another trial for attempted first-degree murder would violate his right from being tried twice for the same crime while the Mississippi Court of Appeals considered the trial court’s ruling a dismissal rather than an acquittal that determined guilt or innocence.

Legislators plan for 3.5% increase in tax revenue, keeping up with inflation 

Wednesday’s Joint Legislative Budget Committee meeting was just the latest step in the state budget process.