An escaped inmate from Covington County is back in custody after more than two weeks on the run. Alex Knight was captured in Seminary on Thursday after he and two other inmates escaped from the Covington County Jail on January … Continued
(Information provided by the National Assessment Governing Board) Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has appointed Haley Barbour, former governor of Mississippi, to a four-year term on the National Assessment Governing Board—which oversees the only continuing, nationally representative evaluation of U.S. students’ … Continued
Courtesy of Gov. Tate Reeves’ Office Governor Tate Reeves announced disaster assistance for Mississippi businesses and residents hit by severe weather and tornadoes on December 16, 2019. Working to help Mississippians recover from the devastation, Governor Reeves sent a letter … Continued
Mississippi Congressman Steven Palazzo voted against the Lee Amendment to HR 550, which includes language to repeal the 2002 Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists (AUMF). Ahead of the vote, Palazzo delivered the following remarks in opposition of the AUMF repeal … Continued
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