Education
JSU’s open letters to the community
Jackson State University alumni speak up and out regarding news coverage in two open letters to the community.
Year: 2016
News
Governor could dip deeper into Mississippi rainy day fund
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi House members will return Wednesday to finish giving Gov. Phil Bryant permission to take as much as he needs from financial reserves to cover a deficit of up to $75 […]
Education
Students might need to add a class to get scholarship aid
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Some Mississippi college students will need to add an extra class in order to receive state scholarship money this fall. The change comes after the Mississippi Postsecondary Education Financial Assistance Board […]
News
Supreme Court denies Mississippi, Wisconsin abortion appeals
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Supreme Court has rejected appeals from Mississippi and Wisconsin seeking to put in place restrictions on abortion clinics that were struck down by lower courts. The justices on Tuesday refused to […]
News
Phil Bryant calls special session, wants $350 million more out of rainy day fund
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant is calling legislators into special session Tuesday to patch a hole in the budget before the fiscal year ends at midnight Thursday. He’s asking the House and […]
News
Judge blocks part of Mississippi’s religious objections law
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — A federal judge ruled Monday that Mississippi clerks cannot cite their own religious beliefs to recuse themselves from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. U.S. District Judge Carlton Reeves’ ruling blocks […]
Entertainment
Brookaven native wins Miss Mississippi on fourth try
VICKSBURG, Mississippi (AP) — A Brookhaven woman who was runner-up three times in the Miss Mississippi competition has finally won the crown. The Vicksburg Post reports Sunday that Laura Lee Lewis was crowned Miss Mississippi on […]
News
Democrats elect new leadership; Bobby Moak wins party chair
(AP) The Mississippi Democratic Party elected new leaders to head the organization for the next four years, including former House minority leader Bobby Moak as party chair, the organization said in a statement Sunday. Moak […]
News
Attorneys clash over possible impact of Mississippi LGBT law
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Attorneys trying to block a Mississippi law dealing with religious objections to same-sex marriage argued Friday that it unconstitutionally establishes state-preferred beliefs and treats lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people different […]
News
Gov. Bryant could call Tuesday session to deal with budget gap
JACKSON, Mississippi (AP) — Gov. Phil Bryant said Friday that he will call a special legislative session Tuesday to deal with a shortfall as Mississippi’s 2016 budget year comes to a close, unless state collections […]