Stephen Koranda

In less than 2 months the state will enter a new fiscal year, but lawmakers still haven’t agreed on how to pay for state government when the new year rolls around. As MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports, legislators took a break until the 26th, to finalize some details.

Mississippi lawmakers have approved the state’s first cigarette tax increase in more than 20 years. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.

State Health officials believe it's likely only a matter or time before swine flu is found in Mississippi. MPB's Stephen Koranda has more on what education officials are doing to prepare.

Efforts by federal and Mississippi officials to control swine flu continue to increase, as do the number of confirmed flu cases in the US. In today's heath report, MPB's Stephen Koranda has more on the swine flu strain, and how officials are combating it's spread.

State and federal officials are ramping up preparations for swine flu. There are currently no reported cases in Mississippi, but that could change in the future. MPB's Stephen Koranda has more.

Time is running out for lawmakers to stop an increase in the cost of car tags in MS. Today some key lawmakers will be at the capital to learn more about the issue. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.

More than 2 billion dollars is in the pipeline for Mississippi as part of the federal stimulus package. State department heads gathered in Jackson yesterday at a public meeting to discuss some of the ways that money will be spent. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.

For tax filers cutting it close to tonight's midnight deadline, there’s still some help available. MPB’s Stephen Koranda reports.

More than 100 emergency responders from across Mississippi are in the Jackson area this week, honing their search and rescue skills. MPB’s Stephen Koranda has more.