Minnesota, which also has a house larger than Mississippi’s, has the nation’s largest senate with 67 members. California, the most populous state, has a smaller Legislature than Mississippi.

A newly released report from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concludes that a decision made by former ...

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In a new lawsuit, the U.S. Department of Justice accused the Mississippi state Senate of severely underpaying a Black staff attorney for years. Federal officials allege that the state Senate ...

Ten legislative districts will see contested special elections later this year thanks to a court-ordered redistricting.

The state Senate Judiciary A Committee is hoping to tackle Mississippi's broken youth court system in 2025. Hopes to provide funding, new court model ...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — After being in office for over a decade, Mississippi state Sen. Dean Kirby got challenged in the Republican primary. He won with 70% of the vote. That was in 2003 — and ...

House Speaker Jason White isn't waiting for 2026 to look at some big issues such as school choice, voter access and the state ...

The lawsuit alleges that the Mississippi State Senate paid Kristie Metcalfe half the rate of her white co-workers. On Nov. 8, the Department of Justice announced that it was suing the Mississippi ...

The House plan would provide a 50% car tag tax credit for the total cost of the tag. The Senate plan would eliminate the state car tag fee, which represents between $12.75 and $14 in savings per tag.

Mississippi state tax revenues are trending down compared to 2024, ... The state legislature has yet to finalize the budget for Fiscal Year 2026, which begins in July.

The ideal size of a Mississippi Senate district to ensure the federally mandated equal distribution of the population across the state is 56,998. The smallest ideal size is North Dakota at 16,589.