Mississippi Senate leaders are suggesting an $80 million health care proposal for hospitals that are financially struggling. This grant will aid people in getting necessary health care.

The program leverages state funds to connect women and families with resources that support motherhood and family stability.

Minnesota, which also has a house larger than Mississippi’s, has the nation’s largest senate with 67 members. California, the most populous state, has a smaller Legislature than Mississippi.

The United States Department of Justice last week voluntarily dropped a discrimination lawsuit with the Mississippi State Senate. The lawsuit was filed in 2024 over allegations made by former ...

Ten legislative districts will see contested special elections later this year thanks to a court-ordered redistricting.

The state Senate Judiciary A Committee is hoping to tackle Mississippi's broken youth court system in 2025. Hopes to provide funding, new court model ...

In a new lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Mississippi state Senate of severely underpaying a Black staff attorney for years. Federal officials allege that the state Senate ...

The lawsuit alleges that the Mississippi State Senate paid Kristie Metcalfe half the rate of her white co-workers. On Nov. 8, the Department of Justice announced that it was suing the Mississippi ...

The Mississippi State Senate hired Metcalfe in December 2011 as a full-time staff attorney in its Legislative Services Office, which drafts bills and provides other legal services for members of ...

Mississippi state tax revenues are trending down compared to 2024, ... The state legislature has yet to finalize the budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins in July.

The ideal size of a Mississippi Senate district to ensure the federally mandated equal distribution of the population across the state is 56,998. The smallest ideal size is North Dakota at 16,589.