John Fletcher: Internet sales tax gets its day in court

Wayfair . The online seller, along with Overstock.com and Newegg, challenged a new South Dakota law that requires remote taxpayers to collect the state's sales tax if they sell more than $100,000 of goods per year into the state or, regardless of dollar amount, have more than 200 transactions with state residents.

Stephanie Grace: Retiring Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran was there was Louisiana needed him

In this Jan. 21, 2018, photo, lights shine inside the U.S. Capitol Building as night falls in Washington. President Donald Trump will deliver his first State of the Union address Tuesday night but, as always, lawmakers are angling to steal part of the spotlight.

Officials: Woman to fill Senate vacancy in Mississippi

In this July 27, 2017, file photo Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. The state's governor will appoint Hyde-Smith as Mississippi's first female member of Congress to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three state Republicans told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

US Senate appointee in Mississippi pledges to support Trump

In this July 27, 2017, file photo Mississippi Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Cindy Hyde-Smith speaks at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. The state's governor will appoint Hyde-Smith as Mississippi's first female member of Congress to fill the Senate vacancy that will soon be created when Sen. Thad Cochran retires, three state Republicans told The Associated Press on Tuesday, March 20, 2018.

US to intervene in Syria if UN doesn’t implement ceasefire

What is it with Hillary and stairs? Clinton slips twice leaving Indian palace - five months after she broke her toe in London hotel fall The video Steve Mnuchin didn't want you to see: UCLA releases embarrassing footage showing Treasury Secretary getting constantly heckled during lecture - and despite his efforts to block it Republicans END House probe into Russian collusion saying there is NO EVIDENCE Putin meddled to help Trump beat Hillary - and the President celebrates with capped up tweet US prepared for military action in Syria, says Nikki Haley, as UN fails to implement ceasefire and halt the bloodshed OJ Simpson claims Nicole Brown broke down in tears and confessed she was having an affair with Marcus Allen as it is revealed former NFL star was seen screaming at his ex-wife's grave Shocking moment Crips gang member defendant, 25, grabs a pen and launches himself at witness before ... (more)

Mel B, 42, is joined by daughter Phoenix Chi, 19, for red carpet

What is it with Hillary and stairs? Clinton slips twice leaving Indian palace - five months after she broke her toe in London hotel fall The video Steve Mnuchin didn't want you to see: UCLA releases embarrassing footage showing Treasury Secretary getting constantly heckled during lecture - and despite his efforts to block it Republicans END House probe into Russian collusion saying there is NO EVIDENCE Putin meddled to help Trump beat Hillary - and the President celebrates with capped up tweet US prepared for military action in Syria, says Nikki Haley, as UN fails to implement ceasefire and halt the bloodshed OJ Simpson claims Nicole Brown broke down in tears and confessed she was having an affair with Marcus Allen as it is revealed former NFL star was seen screaming at his ex-wife's grave Shocking moment Crips gang member defendant, 25, grabs a pen and launches himself at witness before ... (more)

Mississippi passes law banning abortion after 15 weeks

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: FILE - In this June 30, 2015, file photo, Pam Miller, of Pro Life Mississippi, walks along the fence surrounding as she attempts to counsel a person entering the Jackson Women's Health Organization clinic near downtown Jackson, Miss.

Mississippi town to allow gay pride parade, reversing denial

Leaders of a Mississippi college town voted Tuesday to permit a gay pride parade, reversing a previous denial and moving to defuse a lawsuit alleging discrimination and free speech violations. Mayor Lynn Spruill broke a 3-3 tie to allow the parade to go forward, after an alderman who previously had opposed the parade abstained, saying the city needed to move past the dispute.

AP NewsBreak: Miss. Sen. Thad Cochran resigning April 1

Longtime Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Monday he will resign because of health problems - triggering what could be a chaotic special election to fill the seat he has held for a generation. Cochran, who turned 80 in December and has been in poor health, has been a sporadic presence on Capitol Hill in recent months.

Challenge announced against Mississippi’s Sen. Roger Wicker Source: AP

A tea party-backed state lawmaker who came close to unseating one of Mississippi's U.S. senators during a bitter 2014 race announced Wednesday that he will challenge the state's other U.S. Republican senator, Roger Wicker. Republican Chris McDaniel had hinted at the decision for days and made the announcement at an afternoon rally in his hometown of Ellisville.

Continue reading CBC Members Call Trump Presence at Museum Opening an Insult a ‘

When two members of the Congressional Black Caucus, longtime Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson and civil rights legend Rep. John Lewis , heard that President Donald Trump planned to attend the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum dedication ceremony, they both announced that they would forego the event. On December 7, White House spokesperson Sarah Huckabee Sanders said, "We think it's unfortunate that these members of Congress wouldn't join the president in honoring the incredible sacrifice civil rights leaders made to right the injustices in our history.

With Trump, some African Americans to skip Mississippi event

Robert Daugherty, wrestles with a concrete mooring cover as he tries not to step into the muhly grass along the temporary covered walk way to the state's two newest museums, the Museum of Mississippi History and the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017 in Jackson, Miss. A temporary performance stage, a covered walk way, 2,500 seats are in the process of being built or arranged in the small plaza that rests in front of the two museums.

Mississippi woman seeks parental rights in same-sex divorce

Chris Strickland recalls the painful months without contact to her now six-year-old son, after she and her wife divorced, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2017, in Pearl, Miss. Strickland, whose wife had a son through in-vitro fertilization and later divorced, is arguing before the Mississippi Supreme Court, that a lower court should be overruled and she should have legal status as a legal parent.

Justices reject appeal over Mississippi Confederate emblem

In this June 23, 2015, file photo, the Mississippi state flag is unfurled against the front of the Governor's Mansion in Jackson, Miss. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, rejected an appeal from African-American attorney Carlos Moore who called the Confederate battle emblem on the Mississippi flag "an official endorsement of white supremacy."