Posted: 4:00 PM The head of the Mississippi Development Authority has rejected an appeal by opponents who sought to block rules for offshore gas and oil exploration and leasing.

Updated: 11:00 AM A heated meeting took place Monday night at Meridian City Hall over a possible multi-million dollar youth sports complex.

Posted: 10:33 AM The Alabama Department of Industrial Relations and the Alabama Department of Labor will merge Oct. 1.

Updated: 4:45 PM The Mississippi Democratic Party is endorsing Rep. Earle Banks as he challenges Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Waller, Jr., who has been endorsed by the Republican Party.

Posted: 2:02 PM A former Gulfport mayor is asking a federal judge to throw out his guilty plea almost three years ago to a felony charge of stealing FEMA funds.

Updated: 11:10 AM A federal appeals panel will decide whether a Mississippi or federal court has jurisdiction over a lawsuit alleging price fixing by manufacturers of liquid crystal display screens.

Updated: 1:35 AM Parts of 8th and 14th Streets will be paved this week.

Posted: 12:08 PM Payrolls fell in Mississippi for the fourth straight month in August, reinforcing economists' judgment that the state is back in recession.

Updated: 9:46 PM An audit is officially underway into the state's prepaid college tuition program.

Updated: 11:32 PM Public input is being sought for a proposal that supporters say could mean a major economic boost for Meridian.

Posted: 10:44 AM State Treasurer Lynn Fitch has told lawmakers that she suspended the state's prepaid college tuition program because it is struggling financially and an audit will show whether it needs to be overhauled or scrapped.

Updated: 11:36 PM Alabama voters decided by a 2-to-1 margin Tuesday to support the withdrawal of $437 million from a state trust fund to help balance the General Fund budget for the next three years.

Posted: 4:21 PM State government will be asked to put $44 million more into the Mississippi retirement system next year.

Updated: 10:42 AM State economist Darrin Webb says Mississippi probably slipped into recession between April and June.

Updated: 10:25 AM An Alabama judge has ruled that a change in the state's prepaid college tuition program is valid.

Posted: 5:38 PM A state constitutional amendment affecting the Alabama Trust Fund is on the ballot Tuesday.

Posted: 3:16 PM Judge: Mississippi health care challenge premature.

Posted: 6:22 PM The Sierra Club is still trying to put a stop to Mississippi Power's lignite plant already under construction in Kemper County.

Posted: 6:16 PM The U.S. Justice Department has approved Mississippi's redistricting plans for the state House and Senate.

Updated: 4:26 PM Clarke County residents affected by Hurricane Isaac now have their own Disaster Recovery Center.

Updated: 12:36 AM AT&T and city officials are encouraging young people to not text and drive.

Updated: 12:43 AM The Meridian City Council is expected to allocate an additional $100,000 in its next budget for special projects.

Posted: 10:24 AM Alabama's governor went to Washington this week to try to secure more money for tornado recovery in Tuscaloosa.

Posted: 10:18 AM Officials are letting Democrats put a different nominee in south Mississippi's 4th District congressional race.

Posted: 6:20 PM With state budget hearings set to get underway next week, one expected part of the financial conversation will be the debate over whether to expand the state's Medicaid program.