Celebrating Black History Month: How COFO helped the Mississippi civil rights movement
COFO. It stands for the Council of Federated Organizations and while many of you have never heard of it, COFO is an organization born in Mississippi, that was a crucial piece of the civil rights ...
Patriots create chaos with two first-round picks and two major trades in 7-round mock draft
The Patriots see an opportunity to climb back up the draft board late in the first round to get their franchise left tackle, ...
Anti-homeless bills pass MS House. See what they would do
The House has passed two bills aimed at banning homeless encampments on public property and requiring homeless people to ...
Three bills that could help address blight in Jackson have cleared the House, two others fail in committee
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - Three bills that could help address tax-forfeited blighted properties in the capital city have ...
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Governor Wes Moore Delivers 2025 State of the State Address
Governor Wes Moore today delivered his third State of the State address. Before a joint session of the Maryland General ...
Colts 2025 NFL Draft big board: 20 intriguing prospects at positions of need
Indy must help Anthony Richardson flourish, but the defense needs a lot of help, too. Should the Colts draft offense or ...
States Eye Canadian Drug Imports Despite Delays, Tariffs (1)
State leaders are reviving talk of importing prescription drugs from Canada, even as US drugmakers and health-care attorneys ...
Republican governors: ‘We were DOGE before DOGE was cool’
They’re embracing the president’s cost cutting commission, while Democrats struggle to find the right balance between ...
How Trump’s EPA Threatens Efforts to Clean Up Areas Affected Most by Dangerous Air Pollution
Donald Trump has made drastic changes to the Environmental Protection Agency. Here’s how they could impact efforts to reform ...
Lumumba files 3 campaign finance reports after having not done so since 2021
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba filed three campaign finance reports for 2024, 2023 and 2022 after having not filed the annual reports since 2021.
Rural Mississippi schools struggle to attract teachers, and keep them once they have them
Mississippi’s education system faces a critical teacher shortage, particularly in rural areas like Greene County, where ...
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In wake of mass shootings, Alabama lawmakers eye ban on Glock switches and public safety bills
After a violent year marked by multiple mass shootings in Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers from both parties are backing a proposed ban on so-called Glock switches and other ...