The Friendship Nine changed the civil rights movement in 1961 by choosing prison rather than paying a fine for a sit-in at a Whites-only lunch counter.

A proposed penalty to Mississippi’s rape law may punish certain criminals in ways that raise constitutional issues. Under Mississippi law, adults convicted of ...

The Republican-led war on women's reproductive rights shows no signs of waning. In fact, it's heating up again.

Birthing centers, chemical dependency facilities, and more could be exempted from CON under the legislation approved by a ...

State employees would get eight weeks of paid maternity leave under a bill that passed the House unanimously Thursday.

The state House of Representatives is slated to consider giving the public the right to seek ballot initiatives except on abortion and  other issues.

Autherine Lucy Foster made history on Feb. 3, 1956, becoming the first Black student to attend classes at the University of ...

Previous House proposals also would bar voters from considering abortion issues. However, the Senate has blocked voters regaining any right to ballot initiatives.

Central Mississippi Continuum of Care canvassed areas in Hinds County on Monday for its annual Point in Time Count.

The Contraception Begins at Erection Act was introduced this month by Democratic Mississippi State Senator Bradford Blackmon, who says the bill is intended to spotlight double legislative standards ...