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Unemployment in Mississippi remained unchanged through May, following a national trend. It has held at around 3.8% for the past year. Nonfarm payroll employment for the state was at a 10-year high at 1,195,400, but more or less unchanged from a year ago and month over month.  Gov. Tate Reeves celebrated the nonfarm employment number. […]

Thursday at the Neshoba County Fair saw Gov. Tate Reeves give his penultimate speech as others with gubernatorial aspirations gladhanded and politicked.

Former Mississippi state Sen. Philip Moran and his won, Alan Moran, have been sentenced to prison for bribery and conspiracy convictions.

Jackson officials have asked a private company that runs the city’s publicly funded bus system for a “contingency plan” that could prevent some riders from being stranded if the union representing JTRAN employees goes on strike. 

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.

The Office of the State Public Defender argues in a lawsuit that Mississippi officials are jeopardizing the rights of families who find themselves in youth court. The suit was filed Wednesday, days before a change in state law that attorneys say will decrease access to youth court information.

In ruling for DeSoto County, U.S. District Judge Glen Davidson wrote, “plaintiffs cannot prove their claims for vote dilution pursuant to Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and judgment must be awarded to defendants.”

Hosemann said he expects the Legislature to redraw legislative, state Supreme Court and congressional districts.

Democratic candidate Scott Colom and Independent Ty Pinkins spoke under the tin-roofed pavilion at Founder’s Square just over four months before November’s midterm federal election. Congress is in session this week, which prevented incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith from attending the fair, her campaign told Mississippi Today. 

In the Capitol Complex Improvement District, applicants seeking to panhandle need one form of government ID, a requirement implemented by the Capitol Police and not specified in state law.