Posted: 4:08 PM Alabama Legislature to take on revamp of Medicaid.

Updated: 11:24 PM Rod Amos says he will target youth in the city's fight against crime, if he is elected mayor.

Updated: 8:33 AM Musgrove: Wrong to ban adoption by gay couples.

Updated: 3:59 PM Bill would lower taxes at hazardous Alabama landfill.

Posted: 5:36 PM The local NAACP is asking the city of Meridian to delay municipal elections.

Updated: 11:52 PM The federal cuts that were attributed to the budget sequester in Washington will apparently not affect Meridian's air traffic control tower.

Updated: 3:09 PM Former state representative, Jerry Wilkerson, of Daleville, has died.

Updated: 12:03 AM Several city council members took time to address concerns of local voters on Thursday.

Posted: 11:23 AM Alabama's governor has signed two bills and an executive order that he says will lead to greater government efficiency and cost savings.

Posted: 10:54 AM Gov. Phil Bryant is criticizing members of the state College Board for their opposition to increasing requirements for teaching candidates.

Posted: 4:34 PM The secretary of state's office will open bids Thursday for the purchase of 159 parcels of tax forfeited properties in Meridian and Lauderdale County.

Posted: 3:37 PM Lawmakers in charge of Mississippi's K-12 education say you can expect sweeping changes by the time the legislative session ends in a few weeks.

Updated: 10:39 AM Representatives from community groups and managed care companies are praising the Alabama Legislature's efforts to reorganize the state's Medicaid program.

Updated: 8:01 AM A law that addresses the subject of dairy shows has been signed into law.

Posted: 7:30 PM The man brought in to manage Handy Hardware says the Texas company does not owe $3.5 million to Lauderdale County.

Posted: 11:51 AM Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill calling for a study of elected local school boards.

Posted: 10:49 AM Gov. Phil Bryant has signed a bill into law allowing home brewing of beer.

Updated: 3:14 PM Alabama tech programs could get $50 million boost.

Updated: 7:01 PM Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant says he'll sign a new law to prevent cities or counties from banning extra-large soft drinks.

Posted: 11:02 AM The Mississippi Senate adopted a resolution Friday to support Israel, but first engaged in nearly an hour-long debate about the nation's borders.

Posted: 7:24 PM Randy Hammon, a candidate for Ward 5 city councilman, made his official announcement Thursday.

Updated: 10:49 AM The Mississippi Senate is pushing ahead a plan to privatize the collection of child support payments.

Posted: 3:15 PM A total of 12 candidates qualified to run for office in the town of Marion.

Posted: 11:30 AM Mississippi's unemployment rate jumped to 9.3 percent in January.

Updated: 11:17 AM The Meridian Board of Realtors invited mayoral candidates to participate in a forum Tuesday.