JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi teachers and first responders will be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine starting Monday, Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An acclaimed author, a prolific songwriter and a group of small-town quilters are among this year's recipients of the Mississippi Governor's Arts Awards.
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WASHINGTON— President Joe Biden offered his administration’s assistance Tuesday in a call with at least seven governors of...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators are making decisions that could affect people's wallets and change some of their leisure activities.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is extending an order that requires people to wear masks in public places in most parts of the state, to guard against spread of the...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Tuesday that he’s skeptical about a new federal effort to reduce racial disparities in COVID-19 vaccination rates.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents scrambled to book appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations after Republican Gov. Tate Reeves announced Friday that 15,000 new openings were available for...
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said he wants to increase coronavirus vaccinations rapidly in the month of February, ramping up the state's capacity for weekly inoculations to around...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency is getting a new leader.
Gov. Tate Reeves announced Thursday that he has nominated deputy director Stephen McCraney to...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Gov. Tate Reeves received bipartisan support for committing to a teacher pay raise during his State of the State address Tuesday. Meanwhile, Democrats share...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is “unconquerable” after a year dominated by the coronavirus pandemic and natural disasters including tornadoes that cut wide paths of destruction last Easter,...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Development Authority is giving its interim director the job permanently.
John Rounsaville earned his promotion by buoying Mississippi’s economy during...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi legislators should try again to revise some of the strictest parole laws in the nation as a way of reducing the state's “dangerously” large prison population, a...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than 100,000 people in Mississippi have received their first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, and officials are taking further steps to administer the state's supply of...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that he is expecting about 37,000 first doses of coronavirus vaccine to arrive in next week, which will help bolster the state's...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi National Guard is sending troops to Washington D. C. in preparation for the presidential inauguration next week.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Health Department said Wednesday that the state cannot take any more appointments for COVID-19 vaccinations because of a “monumental surge” in demand after...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi residents who are 65 and older and those with preexisting conditions will now be eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine, Gov. Tate Reeves announced...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi hoisted a new state flag without the Confederate battle emblem on Monday, just over six months after legislators retired the last state banner in the U.S. that...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves said Friday that the coronavirus vaccine rollout is not going fast enough in Mississippi. He said officials are working behind the scenes to “eliminate...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will officially have a new state flag next week, featuring a magnolia and the phrase, “In God We Trust.”
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is updating its laws to include a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust,” six months after legislators ditched the last state flag in the...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi high school students will take end-of-course exams and third graders will take mandated reading assessments this spring, state Superintendent of Education Carey...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi is a short step from formally adopting a new state flag with a magnolia and the phrase “In God We Trust" to replace a Confederate-themed flag legislators...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Officials in Mississippi announced a plan Monday to streamline access to coronavirus vaccines for vulnerable populations in the coming weeks. The news comes as the U.S....
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves says he will ask legislators during the 2021 session to phase out the state personal income tax. The Republican should not count on it happening...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi bars and restaurants are limited in selling alcohol to customers ringing in the new year.
An executive order by Gov. Tate Reeves bans the sale of alcohol...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — More than one in every 1,000 Mississippi residents died of COVID-19 during 2020. And as the U.S. faced widespread protests over racial injustice, Mississippi legislators...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves is making clear, even before the start of the 2021 legislative session, that he opposes any big changes in the way the state conducts...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi leaders are remembering former Gov. William Winter as a champion for education, advocate for improving race relations and supporter of the state Department of...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves acted within his rights when he partially vetoed a budget bill last July, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday. The decision is a reversal of...
JACKSON. Miss. (AP) — Mississippi on Monday cast all six of its Electoral College votes for Republican President Donald Trump.
The father of Republican Gov. Tate Reeves was among the six men...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Because of a recent surge in coronavirus cases, intensive care units in Mississippi hospitals are facing more pressure now than they did during a summer surge, state health...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Wednesday defended his decision to hold Christmas parties at the Governor's Mansion, despite repeatedly warning residents to avoid social...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A federal appeals court has affirmed that Mississippi parents may pursue a lawsuit that says the state allows grave disparities in funding between predominantly Black and...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves plans to update his regulations around social gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic later this week as virus cases continue to...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi reported its single-day record of nearly 2,500 new coronavirus cases Wednesday as the state health department issued an advisory saying people should avoid...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Gov. Tate Reeves instituted mask mandates in 13 more Mississippi counties Tuesday but chose not to implement the measure statewide, a week after several prominent health care...
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced Tuesday that he is expanding his mask mandate to cover half of Mississippi’s 82 counties.