3 July 2008, 10:38 pm
Gov. Haley Barbour says he'll call lawmakers back to the state Capitol August 4 to continue their special session.... read more
3 July 2008, 2:06 pm
Democrat Barack Obama opened the door Thursday to altering his plan to bring U.S. troops home from Iraq in 16 months based on what he hears from military commanders during his upcoming trip there.... read more
3 July 2008, 9:35 am
A Republican congressional candidate in a majority-white Mississippi district runs ads trying to tie his Democratic rival with Barack Obama's former pastor, seen by some as an anti-white firebrand.... read more
3 July 2008, 1:34 am
The Mississippi House and a Senate committee passed a bill designed to speed up development in the downtown Jackson Farish Street district.... read more
2 July 2008, 9:16 pm
President Bush's appearance in Jackson on Tuesday helped Republican Sen. Roger Wicker secure more money in one lunch than his political opponent raised from January through March.... read more
2 July 2008, 4:43 pm
Mississippi's weekly unemployment benefit is increasing for the first time in six years, but it's still the lowest in the nation.... read more