Mississippi - Page 14

April 5, 2024

Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year

Mississippi Legislature budget writers will have less money to spend in the coming year; House and Senate members set a revenue estimate of $7.6 billion, 1% less than the current year.

April 3, 2024

Republican Ron Eller chosen in Mississippi 2nd District runoff to face Democratic Rep. Thompson in November

Ron Eller won a Republican primary runoff in Mississippi’s 2nd Congressional District. Eller will face longtime Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson in the Nov. 5 general election.

April 2, 2024

Mississippi catfish farms settle suit claiming immigrants were paid more than Black workers

Two Mississippi catfish farms have settled a lawsuit alleging that workers imported from Mexico were paid significantly more than local Black workers for the same labor.

April 2, 2024

Mississippi runoff to determine which Republican runs against longtime Democratic incumbent congressman

Republicans Ron Eller and Andrew Scott Smith advanced to the GOP runoff for Mississippi's 2nd Congressional District. The winner will run against Democratic Rep. Bennie Thompson.

April 1, 2024

Mississippi man shot dead after firing at deputies

Rankin County, Mississippi Sheriff's deputies fatally shot a man who fired a gun in their direction Sunday afternoon, according to the state Department of Public Safety.

March 30, 2024

Five-legged lamb gets second chance after Mississippi woman opens home and heart for rehabilitation

A five-legged lamb, named Spider-Lamb, got a second chance at life after a Mississippi woman provided lifesaving medical help and a forever home.

March 26, 2024

Jackson, Mississippi casino proposal dies in legislative committee

Mississippi House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Trey Lamar said Tuesday that he will not pursue legislation allowing a casino to open in Jackson.

March 25, 2024

Louisiana man arrested, charged in deadly Mississippi bus shooting

Rashad Price, 26, of Slidell, Louisiana, has been arrested and charged with murder in the shooting death of Jay Jackson, 25, aboard a Greyhound bus on Interstate 10 in Mississippi.

March 22, 2024

Former Mississippi officers get 10 to 40 years in prison for torture of 2 Black men

Six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to breaking into a home and torturing two Black men were sentenced to prison terms of about 10 to 40 years.

March 20, 2024

Sentencing continues for former MS deputy 'Goon Squad' who tortured 2 Black men

Former MS law enforcement officers Daniel Opdyke and Christian Dedmon are to be sentenced for torturing two Black men, and new information came out about a past assault of Dedmon's.