Updated: 5:48 PM A hearing has been set for next week in the challenge over an independent Meridian mayoral candidate.

Updated: 6:55 PM Mississippi will add terrorism to the list of crimes that could lead to the death penalty, if a victim is killed.

Posted: 6:34 PM Gov. Phil Bryant's spokesman says the governor will sign a bill aimed at strengthening laws against drunken driving.

Updated: 11:11 PM State Rep. Greg Snowden of Meridian says legislators don't have the information needed from the feds to make a decision on whether or not to expand Medicaid.

Updated: 7:01 PM The city of Meridian has published maps of its newly-approved voting precincts and ward election districts.

Updated: 12:08 AM A mayoral candidate is sharing his vision for a city that has been plagued with robberies and shootings in recent months.

Posted: 7:14 PM Legislators start talking about changing Medicaid.

Posted: 7:10 PM Alabama bills make it easier to prosecute elder abuse.

Posted: 3:34 PM Top White House aide: GOP must cooperate on budget.

Updated: 3:44 PM Alabama won't enforce health law patient protections.

Updated: 3:37 PM Analysis: 2013 session mixes substance, silliness.

Updated: 12:49 AM A local committee is seeking to remove a candidate from the Meridian mayoral race.

Updated: 4:19 PM The deadline to register to vote in Mississippi's municipal elections is Saturday at noon.

Updated: 7:34 PM Meridian's mayor announced Thursday the creation of a Blue-Ribbon Commission on Crime.

Updated: 10:41 AM Mississippi lawmakers said no to a plan to raise fees on loans between $500 and $4,000.

Posted: 10:30 AM Mississippi lawmakers voted to give the Department of Human Services broad leeway to hire private contractors to carry out many of its duties.

Updated: 8:00 AM Mississippi lawmakers OK restrictions on abortion drugs.

Updated: 8:02 AM Alabama's governor to sign abortion bill.

Updated: 6:20 PM Legislative bills are flowing into Gov. Phil Bryant's office as lawmakers get ready to end this year.s session.

Updated: 3:37 PM Dick Molpus spoke to members of the Meridian chapter of Parents for Public Schools Tuesday night.

Updated: 7:02 PM After two years of struggle, a bill to make it easier to create charter schools is on its way to Gov. Phil Bryant.

Posted: 11:01 AM Legislators are sending Gov. Phil Bryant a bill designed to strengthen the law against drunken driving.

Updated: 7:40 PM A local civil rights activist Tuesday asked the Meridian City Council to delay the upcoming municipal elections.

Updated: 11:16 AM Charter schools have cleared their most difficult remaining legislative hurdle in Mississippi.

Updated: 11:12 AM Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant withdrew his nomination of pro-life activist Terri Herring to the state Board of Health.