President Donald Trump said he'll sign executive order to eliminate or overhaul FEMA on Friday. What would that mean for Mississippi disaster relief?

Twenty-five years ago this week, Jim Barksdale and his late wife Sally gifted the state of Mississippi $100 million to create a program aimed at boosting public school reading. Here's the behind-the-scenes story on the return on investment,

Amid the fiery devastation seen in California, some wonder whether they and their communities should be worried about wildfires in Mississippi. Though wildfires are not the state’s greatest environmental threat,

Bounty hunters in Mississippi could be paid by the state to help deport illegal immigrants, under proposed legislation introduced by a lawmaker.

Insurance “nonrenewal” rates have been climbing nationwide. They’ve hit climate-sensitive areas including Florida, Louisiana, North Carolina and California.

Note that policy costs in these high-risk states, minus California, averaged $5,040 – roughly 150% more than Golden State prices. And the 48-state average policy of $3,200 is 50% above California’s cost. Insurance companies are not saints, but you want them to be profitable.