Mississippi

Republicans in lockstep: House Speaker John Boehner, flanked by GOP Whip Kevin Mccarthy (left) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, presides over a polarized House. In the long march toward a more parliamentary and partisan Washington, National Journa…

WASHINGTON -- The real political math in Wisconsin isn't about the state Budget or the collective-bargaining rights of Public Employees there. It is about which party controls governorships and, with them, the balance of power on the ground in t…

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant, in town for the NGA Winter Meeting, told POLITICO Friday that while he’s supporting his Governor, Haley Barbour, for president, he likes Texas Gov. Rick Perry as a second choice. "I really like Rick …

Liberal is a four letter word. Citing polling data culled from a year of nationwide surveys, Gallup found that there are more self-identified Conservatives than liberals in every single state in America. Even in deep blue Rhode Island, where 29.…

Leaders from four Christian denominations are calling on Mississippi lawmakers to reject an Arizona-style Immigration Bill. Bishops from the Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran and United Methodist churches in Mississippi say residents must be willing t…

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz, left, Secretary of the Air... MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Out-of-work carpenter Anthony Wayne Lamar had planned to be one of the first people in line for a job building new Air Force refueling tankers on the …

As the nation’s Governors gather in Washington for the annual winter National Governors Association conference, it’s worth mentioning who won’t be attending. Democrats are expecting a nearly full slate. Lis Smith, a spokeswoman…

Since they're in town for the National Governors Association meeting, many state leaders will be hitting the Sunday shows this weekend. A sampling: Bloomberg’s “Political Capital”: Florida Gov. Rick Scott C-SPAN’s “…