by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today December 26, 2023 Two past tax cuts – both labeled the largest in state history when they were passed – are being phased in even as Gov. Tate Reeves pushes a new, massive tax cut that would dwarf them. Reeves, coming off his...
The 2024 Mississippi Book Festival will take place on Saturday, September 14, at the State Capitol Complex. With overwhelming support from fans, partners, and funders, the festival is adopting a fall date to improve the visitor experience and to work better for...
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today December 20, 2023 The board overseeing Mississippi public universities failed to pass a series of policy changes in November that would have increased its oversight of off-campus degree programs following months of unusually spirited...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today December 19, 2023 Only three times since the federal government began tracking the labor force participation rate in the mid-1970s have a lower percentage of eligible Mississippi workers been employed than in October. Mississippi,...
By Annie Oeth One place no family wants to spend the holidays is in the pediatric emergency department, but accidents and illnesses can result in the need for emergency care. Dr. Fernando Gomez, chief of pediatric emergency medicine at the University of Mississippi...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today December 21, 2023 In its first month of operation, the new Uber program that takes Mississippians to county health department appointments received 58 transportation requests. Without a marketing plan for the initiative and just a...