Politics

The federally mandated minimum wage will increase on Friday to $7.25 an hour from $6.55. Whether that 70-cent-an-hour raise will make a difference is up for debate. MPB’s Cari Gervin reports.

Hunters’ rights – and wildlife conservation – got a boost this weekend at the National Governors Association convention. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.

Economic recovery is the focus of the nation’s governors as they prepare to meet in Biloxi beginning tomorrow. MPB's Lawayne Childrey has more.

The House ethics committee is investigating U.S. Congressman Bennie Thompson. MPB’s Cari Gervin has more.

A new Mississippi law -- that takes effect July first -- allows parents to decide whether or not to separate their twins in the classroom. MPB’s Sandra Knispel reports.