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The unemployment rate for veterans is well above the national average. Hear how groups are lending a hand to those who served the country.

There is no need to go over to New Orleans for Mardi Gras this year. Two dozen parades will begin hitting Mississippi streets this weekend.

Governor Bryant released his recommended budget for 2013 and signs point to more cuts in the coming year.

The IRS is hoping a free tax preparation program will take the headache out of tax season for many Mississippians.

All four Mississippi Congressmen are facing challengers in their bids for re-election. Today MPB begins its coverage of the primary election with the 4th District, where several candidates want  Steven Palazzo's seat.

The Mississippi Development Authority is inviting the public to make comments on a proposed natural gas drilling project in the Gulf.

Environmental groups say drilling would be an ecological and economic loss for the state. But Mississippi’s new governor says drilling means jobs and money for education.

Some Mississippi Gulf Coast shrimpers are concerned that renovations at Ocean Springs Harbor could hurt their livelihoods.

An air traffic controller with the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has been retrained and is back on the job after nearly causing a mid-air collision. 

Mississippi is getting $100 million from BP to start repairing environmental damage from the oil spill. Fishermen are voicing opinions on the first two proposed projects.

The tug-of-war has begun over $1 billion of BP money to begin restoring the Gulf Coast from oil spill damage. Two more public hearings on proposed projects will be held Jan. 18 in Gulfport  and Jan. 19 in Bay Saint Louis.

One in five Mississippians rely on food stamps to put food on the table...that's the highest rate in the nation.

Business and education leaders on the Gulf Coast are not waiting around for lawmakers or government agencies to fix Mississippi’s education troubles.  They’re putting up their own money for a free, public preschool program.

Mississippi earned a grade of “C minus” on Education Week’s Quality Counts report.  The state has developed high education standards, but has low K-12 achievement.

BP is funding $1billion in early restoration projects in states impacted by the oil spill. Two Mississippi projects have been proposed, but  they're far from a unanimous choice.