By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune While state funding was appropriated to Mississippi’s Youth Court system during the recent legislative session, inaction on a separate extension bill for the youth court program has left dispersal of that funding in...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that the Attorney General possesses, and the State Auditor lacks, the authority to prosecute and to manage litigation seeking the recovery of state money. The ruling...
By Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney (R) sent a letter this week to over 70 insurance producers doing business in Mississippi alleging that their resident producer license was obtained and/or maintained through material...
By Susan Marquez, Magnolia Tribune When temperatures climbs into the 90s, and the heat index is in the triple digits, all anyone wants is to find something cold. Both effective and delicious, there is nothing that beats the power of a good ice cream...
Mississippi has the highest death rate in the nation for Alzheimer’s, a brain disease that causes a slow decline in memory, thinking and reasoning skills, according to the Alzheimer’s Association. An estimated 7.4 million Americans over age...
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune There has been much conversation in higher education in recent years focused on the predicted “enrollment cliff,” an anticipated decline in college enrollment beginning in 2025. Over the last decade, Mississippi has...
