Posted: 7:07 PM Meridian Mayor Cheri Barry made her reelection plans official Tuesday.

Posted: 3:11 PM House committee members want the state to borrow more than $184 million, mainly for new buildings at Mississippi's community colleges and public universities.

Posted: 10:59 PM A crowd of several hundred attended a community hearing about the resignation of James Reed as Meridian's police chief.

Updated: 6:16 PM The state of Mississippi has corrected a clerical error that left unrecorded ratification of the 13th Amendment for 18 years.

Updated: 4:44 PM Bill: Real estate biz to oversee home inspections.

Posted: 4:35 PM Alabama Chief Justice: Budget plan wiping out courts.

Posted: 2:27 PM Mississippi bills could lead to prayer in schools.

Posted: 6:25 PM Pretty soon, popping the top on your favorite soda may cost you a little more in Mississippi, thanks to a tax proposal in the Mississippi Senate.

Posted: 11:15 AM The Alabama House of Representatives has approved a bill to give school districts the authority to make changes in rules and regulations to improve education.

Updated: 2:58 PM The Mississippi House voted Friday not to revive a Medicaid bill it killed in late January.

Updated: 3:49 PM The Mississippi Senate Thursday passed a bill designed to regulate drugs that are used to induce abortions.

Updated: 3:13 PM Mississippi senators are pulling back from a plan to elect all local school board members.

Posted: 3:00 PM A bill that passed the Mississippi Senate could reduce the cost for the general public to get copies of government documents.

Updated: 10:40 AM State senators are pushing again to end the election of school superintendents in Mississippi.

Updated: 11:45 PM Attorney Dustin Markham announced Tuesday he's running for the Ward 2 seat on the Meridian City Council.

Posted: 2:23 PM Mississippi lawmakers are advancing a second bill to let the state hire private companies to collect overdue child support.

Updated: 11:19 AM The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that would make unregistered sex offenders wear GPS tracking bracelets.

Posted: 10:37 AM A bill that passed the Mississippi House overwhelmingly that's designed to help the visually impaired earn a living.

Updated: 7:26 PM The latest term of the Lauderdale County grand jury says the county faces liability and safety issues.

Updated: 12:24 AM About three weeks into the 113th Congress, session, an Alabama senator spoke to constituents about what's happening in Washington.

Updated: 12:28 AM U.S. Senator Richard Shelby is reacting to news that the U.S. Postal Service will no longer deliver mail on Saturday's.

Posted: 4:43 PM Bill would give school systems more flexibility.

Updated: 11:11 PM U.S. Senator Richard Shelby spoke with Newscenter 11 about a number of issues that Alabama residents are concerned about right now.

Posted: 1:44 PM Debate on funding for private schools shapes up.

Updated: 1:40 PM GOP legislators seek restart on Alabama IT work.