A controversial bill cracking down on illegal immigration died in the Mississippi state Senate after Sen. Hob Bryan (D-Amory), a judiciary committee chairman, chose not to bring it to a vote before a Tuesday deadline.

Southern Mississippi has revoked the scholarships of five members of its pep band who took part in the heckling of a Kansas State basketball player at last Thursday’s NCAA men’s basketball tournament game.

E-Verify has made it harder to find enough workers for many farm jobs, especially during spring growing season. Though the U.S. unemployment rate is stalled above 9 percent, business owners say few native-born workers are willing to do tough jobs, leading employers to hire immigrants.