State economist Phil Pepper told legislative leaders and Gov. Haley Barbour on Thursday not to expect much improvement in Mississippi's economy until the second half of next year.

BELDEN, Miss. - Mississippi was one of four states chosen to participate in a U.S. Department of Labor program that funds 80 percent of costs associated with online job training courses.

A Lee County resident is suing Medicaid Executive Director Bob Robinson for comments he made regarding Attorney General Jim Hood.

The Mississippi Supreme Court has declined to hear the appeal of Johnny Steve Parker, who was convicted of murder in 2007 in Alcorn County.

Attorney General Jim Hood wants Missisisppians to know about the resources available from his office.

A former member of Gov. Bob Riley's Cabinet said today that Riley received campaign contributions from Mississippi Indians who operate casinos, with the money intended to limit their competition in Alabama.

Late-season rains have delayed harvest from the Great Plains to the Deep South, frustrating farmers and raising questions about whether some in the hurricane-ravaged Gulf region would be able to stay in business after disastrous back-to-back years.

CALEDONIA, Miss. -- Two Caledonia High School students had mild allergic reactions after receiving swine flu shots Wednesday.

More than $300 million is generated from delinquent Louisiana taxpayers; California finance chief hangs it up; Iowa Gov. Culver campaigns as problem solver; and stimulus Web site turns up boo-boos.

It’s going to be a long, hard climb out of the current economic downturn for many recession-ridden states hit hard by the housing crash, unemployment and shrinking revenues. But as the national economy starts its slow recovery, 11 states and the District of Columbia are showing signs of emerging from the recession, according to a new report.

Private discussions of potential university mergers continue among lawmakers as the 2010 legislative session approaches, but some leaders are hoping to quash any actual consideration of a proposal.

State Board of Education members said Tuesday they selected Tom Burnham to serve as superintendent of education because he has the experience to do the job.

Pine Belt school officials say their districts have played a vital part in Mississippi's efforts to stop selling fatty foods and beverages in public schools.

Bluesman David "Honeyboy" Edwards, 94, a Shaw native who took Mississippi's music around the world yet still brings it home, will be recognized for lifetime achievement by the state's highest arts honor in February.

Gov. Haley Barbour says Mississippi's tax revenue for October was 6.7 percent below estimates, and he doesn't expect the trend to change soon.

Six companies that list Mississippi as part of their service areas have been tapped to receive a combined $320 million in new-market tax credits toward real estate or business developments in low-income areas.

State Department of Health officials said they had heard no reports of any clinic running out of the vaccine on Monday, although lines of vaccine-seekers began forming even before some of the clinics opened in the morning

TUPELO, Miss. -- A Memphis man accused of involvement in a black-market cigarette operation gained official criminal-docket status Monday in the U.S. District Court for Northern Mississippi.

It will be six years this week since Barbour, a Yazoo City native, upended incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove to win the Governor's Mansion, and his time as the state's CEO is winding down. But no one utters the words "lame duck" when referring to Haley Barbour.