JACKSON — Amy St. Pe' won an open seat on the Mississippi Court of Appeals on Tuesday, wrapping up one of two runoffs in judicial races between candidates who advanced from the Nov. 5 general election.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Two tax preparers submitted $65 million in false claims for refunds under programs designed to help businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic, federal prosecutors in Tennessee said Wednesday.
JACKSON — Medical marijuana businesses in Mississippi don't have the right to advertise on billboards or other places because marijuana itself remains illegal under federal law, an appeals court says.
JACKSON — A federal appeals court says it is ending a long-running dispute over whether the state of Mississippi or its capital, Jackson, will…
JACKSON — The mayor of Mississippi's capital city, the top prosecutor in the state's largest county and a Jackson city council member have bee…
JACKSON — Republican Sen. Roger Wicker of Mississippi has defeated Democrat Ty Pinkins, a challenger who received little financial support fro…
Note: A comparable profile of Roger Wicker appeared in the Daily Journal Aug. 31.
Kevin Tate
Weekend & Opinion Page Editor
JACKSON — Mississippi's Republican legislative leaders said Thursday that they plan to push for Medicaid expansion to cover working people who…
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris will crisscross several swing states on Wednesday, passing each other in Wisconsin, where the former president …
JACKSON — A conservative federal court said Mississippi cannot count mail-in ballots that arrive shortly after Election Day, however Friday's …
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Mississippi voters who meet certain qualifications can cast absentee ballots in person or by mail for this year’s presidential, congressional,…
JACKSON — A Mississippi judge dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged a potential conflict between a 2022 state law that bans most abortio…
MENDENHALL — A construction company said Thursday that it is cooperating with local authorities' investigation of how a bridge in rural Missis…
JACKSON — Retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre is trying to expand his defamation lawsuit against Mississippi Auditor Shad White to include a b…
Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, who left dentistry to win as a first-time candidate, dies at 97
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Former Tennessee Gov. Winfield Dunn, who left dentistry to make a successful run for office in 1970 without having previous…
BISMARCK, N.D. — A federal judge is allowing more than 8,000 Catholic employers nationwide to reject government regulations that protect worke…
FLOWOOD — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that legislators should ignore "myths" from opponents who want to block efforts by him and…
JACKSON — A Confederate monument that was removed from a courthouse square in Grenada will remain in storage rather than being put up at a new…
OXFORD — A new program in Mississippi is designed to help people who need mental health care services while they are jailed and facing felony …
State auditors are in an ideal position to identify wasteful spending, but they’re not always so well situated to make it stop. That’s why Sha…
Kevin Tate
Weekend & Opinion Page Editor
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers could consider a comprehensive proposal next year to make the state's tax system fairer and more efficient, a …
BOVINA, Miss. — Investigators with the National Transportation Safety Board were collecting evidence Sunday at the scene of a commercial bus c…
JACKSON — The use of force was justified in four fatal shootings by Mississippi law enforcement officers last year, Attorney General Lynn Fitc…
JACKSON — A former Mississippi sheriff's deputy is seeking a shorter federal prison sentence for his part in the torture of two Black men, a c…
JACKSON — Vice President Kamala Harris accepted the Democrats' presidential nomination last Thursday, exactly 60 years after another Black wom…