Perspective
SID SALTER: Everything Old is New Again at the Gas Pumps
BOBBY HARRISON: Primary turnout gives Mississippi Democrats a glimmer of hope for general election
BILL CRAWFORD: Christian Militancy Common to Hegseth and Sam Bowers
BOBBY HARRISON: Mississippi GOP feud no different than what Democrats used to do
DAVID MCRAE: Mississippi’s improved credit rating
WSJ ED: Late Mail Ballots at the Supreme Court
RUSS LATINO: Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
BILL CRAWFORD: Buyer Beware – False Advertising Running Rampant
ROGER WICKER: Connecting Mississippians with D.C.
MAC GORDON: Data centers are booming in the South and in Mississippi in particular
State News
ST: NASA’s first manned moon mission in over 50 years wouldn’t be possible without Mississippi
WLOX: Jackson County deputy shot, killed during disturbance call
CL: See the counties growing, shrinking as Mississippi population shifts
CL: Mississippi ranks last in innovation. Why it matters for jobs, business
CL: Mississippi National Guard troops deployed in Iran war
CL: Richest man in the world keeps top spot. Who are billionaires in MS?
CL: Where are the data centers being built in Mississippi? See the map
CL: What are best state capitals to live in the US? Where Jackson, MS ranks
CL: Elon Musk, xAI give 500 generators to MS county struggling after ice storm
CL: MEMA reports 25 dead in Mississippi after winter storm
Politics and Government
MAG: Lawmakers fail to reach agreement to ease ABC backlog adversely affecting Mississippi businesses
CL: MS legislators decide on most of next year’s budget
CL: What will teacher pay raises from MS Legislature look like this year?
CL: Mississippi Legislature passes bill requiring citizenship proof for voting
SH: A South MS lawyer suing a judge for sexual harassment also wants his job
ST: Reeves’ veto of disaster loan bill sparks dispute with Mississippi lawmakers
FNC: SCOTUS conservatives signal readiness on curbing late-arriving mail ballots
AP: Supreme Court will decide whether states can keep counting late mail ballots
CL: Mississippi mail in ballots case heard by the Supreme Court Monday
WXXV: House passes coastal resiliency bill sponsored by Congressman Ezell
Blog
JJ: The Latest 990’s
MT: Legislators haggle over ‘Christmas tree’ spending, immigrant wire transfers, youth court as 2026 session winds down
MAG: Mississippi Supreme Court redistricting dies as U.S. Supreme Court decision over racial gerrymandering nears
MAG: Watson to announce 2027 election plans
MT: Lawmakers punt on Supreme Court redistricting, send immigration and education bills to governor
JJ: Mayor Horhn Responds to Passage of Water Authority Bill
JJ: Updated: House & Senate Approve Water Bill
MT: Ed spending, special projects, PBMs and PERS: Lawmakers trying to wrap up 2026 session
MAG: Mississippi lawmakers adopt increased K-12 public education budget even as student totals decline
MT: Lawmakers pass much of a $7.4B budget Sunday night, plan to end 2026 session this week