If there isn’t a state budget by June 1, thousands of state employees will start getting layoff notices warning of a ...

Mississippi lawmakers are headed back to the state Capitol after failing to pass a budget in their regular session, called ...

Nearly a month after leaving the Capitol without passing a budget, House and Senate leaders said Friday night they had ...

Morillo’s second amendment directs the Police Bureau to explore developing an asset forfeiture fee that could be a flat fee, ...

Mississippi lawmakers have passed a $7.1 billion state budget to fund government agencies. The approval came amid bickering during a special legislative session because lawmakers couldn’t agree on a ...

Lawmakers earlier this year failed to pass a new budget before ending the 2025 regular session early. Now, a special session needs to complete process.

We're finally getting a look at state lawmakers' $55 billion budget plan with just over 24 hours left in the legislative ...

After Jackson Mayor Scott Conger made a social media post regarding a possible tax increase, we were able to hear city ...

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A state budget is now finalized by the legislature and is awaiting the Governor’s approval. The ...

Mayor Sheldon Neeley has called for a special City Council meeting on Friday, May 30 -- the fourth straight day a council ...

Leaders say a special session is likely for next week as a June 1 deadline for layoff notices to state employees quickly ...

Agreement remains elusive on some of the biggest and most contentious bills, like health, education and taxes.