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Bill's mandatory minimum sentences at odds with public safety and reducing prison population, criminal justice advocates say.

Mississippi Supreme Court says indigent defendants must have an attorney before indictment and not languish in jail awaiting representation.

It's unclear how the hospital will move forward. The conversion to REH is intended to be a lifeline for struggling hospitals 

Mississippi health providers now are required to do testing for syphilis during pregnancies and delivery, under emergency order.

Both UMMC and Baptist have submitted applications to be designated as a burn center. The State Health Department must deem them qualified.

Dogged for years about allegations of his brutal enforcement of the law, the Noxubee County sheriff now faces criminal charges.

The process that allows senators to block federal judges was started in the 1950s by Sen. Jim Eastland, a segregationist from Mississippi.

The Mississippi Office of the State Auditor has asked public universities in the state to detail spending on DEI initiatives in the latest attempt by officials to mimic Republican efforts across the country that take aim at “woke” policies.

Accumulation of garbage from Jackson's trash contract standoff could pollute air and state's waterways, environmental expert says..

While superintendents say they're grateful for the additional funds, some are pushing back on the notion that the current funding formula doesn't directly support students.