Posted: 4:15 PM As Mississippi lawmakers get ready to craft a spending plan for the next budget year, one of the state's smallest agencies could be hit with cuts.

Posted: 12:15 PM Unemployment rates fell from October to November in all but one of Mississippi's 82 counties, mostly because fewer people sought work.

Posted: 2:31 PM Gregg Harper bill heads to president.

Updated: 2:47 PM Gov. Phil Bryant is touting Mississippi's tort reform laws as a conduit for economic development in new court papers filed in a Philadelphia case.

Posted: 1:26 PM A state senator plans to introduce an amendment to Alabama's constitution giving workers in the state the right to a job regardless of whether they are a member of a union or not.

Posted: 4:25 PM With just a few weeks to go before lawmakers are back at the state capitol, Gov. Phil Bryant says get ready for the education session.

Updated: 12:02 AM The Lauderdale County Detention Facility is overcrowded, and the county doesn't have the money to cover the extra expense.

Updated: 3:20 PM Mississippi's and Alabama's members of the Electoral College met Monday to cast votes in the presidential race.

Updated: 11:11 AM A former Alabama state representative has received the maximum sentence allowed for having sexual contact with an underage girl.

Posted: 10:34 AM The Mississippi House and Senate education committees met to discuss elementary-school reading skills, teacher evaluations and charter schools.

Updated: 5:11 PM The Choctaw recently became the first Native American tribe to appear on stage at the Grand Ole Opry.

Updated: 1:51 PM Mississippi Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann says over 98% of the state's voters already have a photo ID.

Posted: 12:04 PM Meridian's mayor has scheduled a news conference about crime prevention for Thursday.

Posted: 10:46 AM Cost is the primary concern for Mississippi lawmakers faced with a decision on whether to expand the state Medicaid program with the implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Updated: 3:07 PM With municipal elections coming soon, the city of Meridian is still waiting for approval of its redistricting.

Posted: 11:51 AM Two Alabama lawmakers are planning to push legislation to prevent elder abuse and increase the penalties for offenders.

Posted: 10:53 PM Mississippi's attorney general is predicting an outcome for the approaching fiscal cliff.

Posted: 1:41 PM Audits: Alabama boards not following immigration law.

Posted: 3:50 PM Opponents of a child care finger scanning system in Mississippi say it's causing financial harm to providers who are part of it and they're pointing their fingers at the Department of Human Services.

Updated: 1:42 PM Mississippi state Sen. Alice Harden, who served in the office for 24 years, has died at age 64.

Updated: 12:06 AM Meridian's city clerk says the city stands to save a million dollars over time.

Posted: 4:42 PM The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency director made recommendations to Congress about streamlining the recovery process in large disasters.

Updated: 12:04 AM Meridian police say they are enforcing a controversial city ordinance in an effort to curb crime.

Updated: 12:05 AM Elected officials from Meridian, Clarke County, and Lauderdale County met with state legislators to discuss issues...and funding for projects was a major topic.

Posted: 3:36 PM Governor Phil Bryant will serve as guest speaker at MSU's fall graduation ceremony in Starkville.