Do you know why Jackson is the state capital? The city was founded in 1821. Here's this history of how it became the seat of ...

JACKSON, Miss. — State and federal investigators are trying to find out who hung seven nooses in trees outside the Mississippi Capitol early Monday, a day before a U.S. Senate runoff. The Mississippi ...

Mississippi lawmakers are proposing a state-level voting rights act as the U.S. Supreme Court considers a case that could ...

It hasn’t even been a month since Mississippi Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith “joked” about sitting in the “front row” for a “public hanging” while an all-white crowd laughed and laughed at her ...

The Mississippi Legislative Black Caucus introduced legislation Monday to help protect voter rights. The Robert G. Clark Jr.

JACKSON, Miss. (WJTV) – Lawmakers returned to the Mississippi State Capitol on Tuesday for the 2026 Legislative Session. Several bills were passed out of committees in the Senate, including a bill ...

Mississippi Today confirmed it was barred from a Jason White press conference outlining priorities for the 2026 legislative ...

The Mississippi Capitol is a germ and virus factory during any normal legislative session because of all the glad-handing, back-slapping and random hugging. It was clearly in line to become more ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Mississippi lawmakers have officially returned to the Capitol to kick off the legislative session. The regular session officially convenes at noon on Tuesday at the Mississippi State ...

IT'S A MEASURE THAT COULD REWRITE THE RULES FOR MISSISSIPPI EDUCATION - AND CHANGE WHERE YOUR CHILD GOES TO SCHOOL. HOUSE ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Every US state has a capitol that houses its state legislature. Many state capitols are domed buildings similar to the US Capitol, ...