Legislators approve final version of religious practices bill
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers yesterday passed the final version of a bill that says state and local governments cannot put a substantial burden on religious practices, a measure that sparked debate...
View ArticleLawmakers go home after hammering out budget
JACKSON — Mississippi lawmakers ended their 2014 session last night after passing the final parts of a state budget for the year that begins July 1. During the three-month session, they passed a bill...
View ArticleStudent files contempt motion over school prayer
BRANDON — A student supported by an atheist group says the Rankin County school district is still violating a ban on school prayer. The senior at Northwest Rankin High School, represented by the...
View ArticleGroups plan protest of new religious freedom law
JACKSON — At a leafy college campus in north Mississippi and an upscale dinner club in New York, groups are protesting a Mississippi law that opponents say could sanction discrimination against gays...
View ArticleHuman Rights Campaign pushing for anti-discrimination law
JACKSON — A national group plans to seek anti-discrimination state laws to protect lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT) people in Mississippi, Alabama and Arkansas. Human Rights Campaign...
View ArticleGroup faces challenges in fighting new religious freedom law
JACKSON — A national civil rights group called Human Rights Campaign faces significant challenges as it tries to make Mississippi’s legal climate more open for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender...
View ArticleReport: Mississippi ranks second in U.S. in charitable giving
ACROSS MISSISSIPPI — Even as the income gap widens, the wealthiest Americans are giving a smaller share of their income to charity, while poor and middle-income people are donating a larger share,...
View ArticleProposal would designate the Bible as Mississippi state book
Mississippi is the birthplace of William Faulkner, Richard Wright and recent U.S. poet laureate Natasha Trethewey. However, some lawmakers say they want to look beyond the secular literary world and...
View ArticleAnalysis: HB1523 shows Mississippi cultural, political rift
As the Mississippi Senate sparred in one of its most contentious debates of the 2016 session, spectators watched intently from a balcony overlooking the chamber. In one group sat several state leaders...
View ArticleAdvocates: Sanctuary city ban will hurt Mississippi economy
A bill banning immigration sanctuary policies is drawing opposition from some Mississippi clergy, law enforcement and immigration advocates who say it will hurt the economy. Senate Bill 2710 says...
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