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Options to save Bishop dwindle

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

Brenda Bishop says her son doesn't deserve to die. But barring an 11th-hour court reprieve or clemency from the governor today, Dale Leo Bishop's life will end by lethal injection at the State Penitentiary sometime after 6 p.m.

Hearing could lead to revamp of university system

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

A hearing called by state Sen. Doug Davis has the potential to lead to massive restructuring of the state's university system.

Senate hopefuls each say other is breaking rules

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON - The candidates in Mississippi's Senate race are accusing each other of fundraising and spending violations.

Miss. feels high gas costs

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

Mississippi bears the brunt of gas price increases more severely than any other state in the union, according to a study released Tuesday.

Task force to address deficient schools

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

A legislative task force has received its first lesson about the status of Mississippi schools: about 12 percent are underperforming.

Bishop mom asks public to help son

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

Dale Leo Bishop's mother is asking anyone opposed to his execution tonight to ask Gov. Haley Barbour for mercy.

Will Romney be announced as McCain's v.p. this week?

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

Speculation is swirling that presumptive GOP presidential nominee John McCain is about to name his choice for vice president - and that choice may well be Mitt Romney.

Bush rejected EPA advice on California air-quality waiver, whistle-blower says

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON - The Environmental Protection Agency told the Bush administration that by law California should be able to set air-quality standards tougher than federal law, but President Bush rejected the advice and made clear he wanted a single national standard, a former EPA official said Tuesday.

Bush drops veto threat on housing bill

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

WASHINGTON -- The White House said Wednesday that President George W. Bush has dropped his opposition to the housing package. House and Senate leaders have largely hammered out a compromise deal on a mammoth package that would permit the government to bolster Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an emergency, overhaul supervision of the housing-finance giants and allow the government to insure up to $300 billion in refinanced mortgages.

Efforts to rein in online fight videos

1/1/0001 12:00 AM

The hundreds of thousands of fight videos online, running the gamut from fake fights to bullying to gang warfare, have parents, educators, and lawmakers around the world grasping for solutions. They want popular social-networking websites to do more to block or remove such content.

Will Obama have coattails in the South?

6/9/2008 6:00 PM

High turnout among African-Americans and younger voters could reshape the Southern political landscape this fall. But Democrats may find gains in statewide contests thwarted by bad timing and a potential conservative backlash.

Social issues crowd state ballots

7/23/2008 6:00 PM

Besides electing a president on Nov. 4, voters in some key battleground states also will face divisive social policy choices, including whether to ban gay marriage in Florida and restrict affirmative action and abortion in Colorado.

Budget gaps triple for '09

7/23/2008 6:00 PM

The drumbeat of bad fiscal news from statehouses is intensifying. States collectively faced deficits of $40.3 billion in writing their current budgets — triple the $13 billion shortfall states weathered the previous year, a new report released July 23 shows.

States worry about dwindling road funds

7/22/2008 6:00 PM

Drivers are buying less gasoline, draining the federal Highway Trust Fund and jeopardizing thousands of major road and transit projects around the country.

NCSL Conference focuses on floods, energy

7/21/2008 6:00 PM

As state lawmakers gather in New Orleans this week for a policy conference, they’ll be reminded often of what can happen if public works are allowed to deteriorate.

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