The UPSKILL grant program would provide free tuition for community college programs in industries with workforce shortages.

Both chambers of the Mississippi Legislature agree that education is a main focus of the 2026 but disagree on policies to ...

The Mississippi Legislature is pushing to restrict cellphones in classrooms. The House Education Committee passed a bill on ...

The Mississippi Senate passed a bill that would abolish about 22 boards and commissions. The Senate Government Structure ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Lawmakers in the Mississippi Senate passed a bill that would put a large chunk of cash into the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS) of Mississippi. However, they have ...

After a similar 2025 bill failed when the House added sports betting provisions, Mississippi senators are making another attempt to ban sweepstakes casinos.

The Senate on Wednesday passed a plan to redraw its districts, per a federal court order. If approved by a federal judge, it will cause 10 special elections.

Proposal would ban contributions from regulated entities - but the sitting commissioner says lawmakers are missing the real ...

Mississippi Republicans no longer hold a two-thirds supermajority in the state Senate after Tuesday’s court-ordered special elections flipped two GOP-held seats, shifting the chamber’s balance of ...

A Senate bill proposed Monday would give local law enforcements state money to increase their immigration enforcement ...

Mississippi’s special Senate election was supposed to be a post-election snooze-fest. Mississippi is one of the most reliably Republican states and even if Republicans somehow found a way to blow it, ...

The Mississippi Senate Education Committee advanced 15 education reform measures Thursday, focusing on initiatives separate from the school choice debate that has dominated online discussions.