The Mississippi Senate has passed a bill that would eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion programs from the state’s universities.

A day after the Mississippi House of Representatives passed a ban on DEI programs and materials within al public and private schools, the Mississippi Senate passed a similar ban bill on DEI in public universities and colleges.

The Senate bill defines DEI as any effort to influence the composition of the faculty or student body with reference to “race, sex, color, or ethnicity, apart from ensuring colorblind and sex-neutral admissions and hiring in accordance with state and federal anti-discrimination laws.

The Mississippi Legislature killed a proposed bill that would have paid bounty hunters to track, help deport immigrants. Here's what we know so far.

House Bill 1484, or the Mississippi Illegal Alien Certified Bounty Hunter Program, was introduced by State Rep. Justin Keen, R-DeSoto County, at the outset of the legislative session.

Tigers -20.5; over/under is 135 BOTTOM LINE: Jackson State plays Mississippi Valley State after Daeshun Ruffin scored 23 points in Jackson State's 91-89 overtime loss to the Southern Jaguars. The Tigers have gone 3-1 at home.