Bryant criminalizes Jackson Women’s Health Organization
JACKSON — Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant on Monday signed a law that will put new regulations on the state’s only abortion clinic, starting July 1. The Republican said he’s not bothered by the...
View ArticleState set to meet about Aberdeen school system
JACKSON — State officials have signaled they could be seeking to take over an eighth school district even as they consider fundamental changes to the process of state control, called conservatorship....
View Article1 in 2 new graduates are jobless or underemployed
WASHINGTON — The college class of 2012 is in for a rude welcome to the world of work. A weak labor market already has left half of young college graduates either jobless or underemployed in positions...
View ArticleSouthern senators: Farm Bill boosts Midwest, leaves Dixie with peanuts
Southern farmers say they expect to be on the short end of a new five-year farm bill unless Congress can accommodate the special circumstances of the nation’s farming regions. Growers in Mississippi...
View ArticleIf Warren Buffett is betting on the newspaper industry, so should everyone else
Even with the bad news this week that daily newspapers in New Orleans, Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville all will reduce their publications to three days a week, there was more good news out of the...
View ArticleWith fewer guns to buy, Mississippi sees big drop in background checks
Gun sales slowed in Mississippi in January based on federal background checks, though sellers say the decline is more a symptom of short supplies of firearms rather than waning demand. The Associated...
View ArticleMDA grants KiOR forbearance after biofuels maker defaults on payment
COLUMBUS, Mississippi — In a sign that biofuel maker KiOR Inc.’s money troubles aren’t letting up, the start-up company will make a $250,000 forbearance payment to the Mississippi Development Authority...
View ArticleGoodrich latest to pull back in Tuscaloosa Marine Shale
Low oil prices mean the driller that has been the most bullish on an oil region that straddles the Louisiana-Mississippi line is cutting back, The Associated Press reports.. Goodrich Petroleum Corp.,...
View ArticleEgg Fight: Arkansas House passes ban on California wine sales
LITTLE ROCK – An Arkansas lawmaker said Wednesday that the state should ban California wine as retribution for the West Coast state’s law requiring egg-laying hens to be able to stand up, turn around...
View ArticleAnalysis: Community college fight attracts little attention
JACKSON — Mississippi’s Community College Board should be thankful that the state’s College Board got crossways with University of Mississippi Chancellor Dan Jones. Without the dispute over Jones...
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