Two Democratic Mississippi lawmakers have introduced bills to restrict the use of Tasers by police following an investigation by Mississippi Today and The New York Times.

Twenty-five years ago this week, Jim Barksdale gave the state of Mississippi $100 million for a reading program. The historic gift paid off in a major way, improving reading scores and signaling the importance of investing in an integrated public schools system.

Mississippi state Sen. Bradford Blackmon, a Democrat, introduced a bill that would seemingly ban men from masturbating or other sexual acts that are not performed for "the intent to fertilize an ...

The U.S. is set to mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the federal holiday set aside to honor the life of the civil rights icon. But in two states, Monday is also Robert E.

But in Alabama and Mississippi, Monday is also Robert E. Lee Day in honor of the Confederate general. The two states recognize King and Lee on the third Monday in January. Their state governments ...

A proposed bill in Mississippi proposes certifying bounty hunters to support the Trump administration’s illegal immigration crackdown on a local level.