Perspective
SCOTT COOPWOOD: Out of Control Spending Must Stop
ADAM GANUCHEAU: Trump is upending the world order. Will Sen. Roger Wicker stand up to him?
SID SALTER: Bird Flu a Dire Concern in Mississippi
ROGER WICKER: Washington’s example endures
MICHAEL WATSON: Upcoming municipal elections should be prioritized
BOBBY HARRISON: Judge’s ruling gives Legislature permission to meet behind closed doors
BILL CRAWFORD: Musk & Spending Cuts Need Higher Debt Ceiling?
SID SALTER: Controversial ruling against Clarksdale newspaper is puzzling, disturbing and ironic
MAC GORDON: MS finds federal money it won’t take after taking more federal money per capita than other states
GEOFF PENDER: Is a standoff/shutdown brewing in the Mississippi Legislature over taxes? Legislative recap
State News
DJ: Jerry Mitchell speaks about ‘Race Against Time’ at Tupelo Reads event
ESPN: Sources: NBA gambling ring also tied to college basketball games
DJ: Longtime banker and community leader Aubrey Patterson dies at 82
CL: MDAH retells history through updates at Windsor Ruins, Vicksburg, Jefferson College and more
DJ: Tupelo man responded to Lynyrd Skynyrd plane crash in 1977
CL: These US states were deemed safest, deadliest for drivers. See where Mississippi ranks
SH: Billionaires like Elon Musk are changing Stennis Space Center’s historic role. Here’s how
CL: ‘Unfortunately a common occurrence’: Jackson chief speaks on 4 homicides over the weekend
CL: Remembering 9/11: Four Mississippians died in Sept. 11 terrorist attacks
SH: Francine expected to hit Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane
Politics and Government
CL: DOGE cuts 13 real estate contracts, federal offices in Mississippi. Where are they?
DCN: Barbour offers endorsement in Horn Lake mayoral race
SH: MS heavy hitters back insurance company over Coast policyholders in bad-faith Katrina case
ST: Voter registration deadline is Monday for municipal primary elections
CL: Senate passes tax cut plan. See what it does
CL: Hinds County DA Owens touts success in 2024 annual report as his own legal issues loom
ST: Senate and House headed toward tax reform impasse. Will there be a compromise?
CL: This week in politics: Senate committee advances $326M tax cut plan
CL: Mississippi Delta newspaper ordered to remove editorial by judge, vows to fight
CL: MS judge orders Clarksdale newspaper to remove editorial critical of public officials
Blog
JJ: Lumumba, Owens, & Banks to Appear in Court Tomorrow
MAG: House rolls the dice again on mobile sports betting, amending two Senate bills
MT: Mississippi lawmakers keep mobile sports wagering alive. Don’t bet on it surviving
MT: Hinds County sheriff candidate gets two-year sentence in federal firearm case
MAG: Legislative redistricting plans adopted in House, Senate setting up 15 special elections later this year
JJ: 16 Years for Fentanyl Trafficking
MT: Senate says ‘school choice’ transfer bill is dead as House tries last ditch effort to save it
MAG: Senate kills slate of House education reforms, drawing rebuke from Speaker White
MT: ‘Extremely concerned’: In unusual letter, Mississippi State president comments on potential Trump administration changes to research funding
MAG: Early voting on life support as House amends Senate bill