Podcast: Tournament time for Mississippi baseball.
The SEC Tournament is underway in Birmingham. The Sun Belt Tournament has begun in Montgomery. And, closer to home, the MHSAA State Tournament has begun at Trustmark in Pearl. The…
How many students are retained by the ‘third-grade gate’? No one knows
Mississippi has seen significant improvement in its reading scores over the last decade, bringing much national attention and leading other states to attempt to replicate the success. Mississippi’s success, first…
Gun safety group, U.S. Senate architects of 2022 law call for stricter measures
Law enforcement officers speak together outside of Robb Elementary School following the mass shooting there on May 24, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. As the two-year anniversary of the shooting approaches,…
Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, on Tuesday said he wants to see Republicans go on the record with a vote on a bipartisan border bill. In…
HB 5004: An opportunity lost – and a commitment redoubled
In the waning hours of the 2024 Connecticut General Assembly session, a robust climate change bill — HB 5004 — died, a victim of legislative gamesmanship. And so our legislators…
The Download: After years of scandals, have the State Police turned a corner?
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Trump signals he’s open to state limits on contraceptive access, then insists he’s not
Birth control pills. Getty Images. GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX SUBSCRIBE WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the Republican Party’s presumptive nominee for president, suggested during a taped interview…
Believe it or not, Ripley’s Ty Long spins a three-hit gem at Sumrall
Ripley’s Ty Long delivers a pitch during his complete-game three-hit shutout victory over Sumrall Tuesday at Trustmark Park in the MHSAA Baseball Championships (Photo by Keith Warren) PEARL — So…
After years of scandals, have the State Police turned a corner?Â
STATE TROOPER No. 8 had just been arrested and charged with overtime fraud earlier that morning when the top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts sat down for a roundtable interview with…
Bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, speaks with reporters in the basement of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2024. Photo by Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom. WASHINGTON…