by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 17, 2023 There’s a strong feeling of déjà vu in Mississippi politics. When Haley Barbour began his successful 2003 gubernatorial campaign, he criticized Democratic incumbent Ronnie Musgrove for expanding the state’s...
by Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 With the November general election less than two months away, no agreement has yet been reached for one or more debates between Republican Gov. Tate Reeves and Democratic challenger Brandon...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 Mississippi Public Employee Retirement System leaders will ask the Legislature for a cash infusion during the 2024 session. The board of trustees for the public pension plan is “seeking a cash infusion or direct...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 More than 16,000 Mississippians were dropped from Medicaid in August during the latest round of the agency’s disenrollments. The pandemic-era federal regulations that prevented state Medicaid agencies from...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today September 13, 2023 Mississippi’s infant mortality rate reached a five-year high in 2021, according to the latest numbers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The death rate of babies under one year of age rose...
by Arthur Allen, KFF Health News, Mississippi Today September 14, 2023 Everyone over the age of 6 months should get the latest COVID-19 booster, a federal expert panel recommended Tuesday after hearing an estimate that universal vaccination could prevent 100,000 more...
