Politics

One day after fellow Blue Dog Democrat Gene Taylor held a town hall meeting on the coast, Representative Travis Childers held his own forum about health care reform … over the phone. MPB’s Cari Gervin listened in.

Less than half of Mississippians drink alcohol on a regular basis. But that 40 percent of the population says their economic impact is so big, there shouldn’t be nearly as many restrictions on when they choose to do it. MPB’s Cari Gervin takes a look at the battle brewing over Sunday alcohol sales in Starkville.

Feisty town hall meetings about health care reform are making national news. But as MPB’s Cari Gervin found out, most people’s thoughts about changes to health insurance are a little more balanced, but just as confused.

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker met with some of Mississippi's brightest medical students in Jackson Tuesday, to talk about healthcare reform. MPB's Patty Davis reports.

The Mississippi Department of Transportation plans to spend over a billion dollars of federal, state and local funds next year to upgrade and maintain 11,000 miles of roads and bridges. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.