by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 26, 2023 House and Senate conferees met for days including through the Easter weekend in 1997 to hammer out an agreement on the landmark Mississippi Adequate Education Program legislation that was ultimately approved by both...
The Families First Coronavirus Response Act prevented state Medicaid agencies from disenrolling people during the pandemic. However, that provision ends on March 31, 2023, and those who no longer qualify for Medicaid based on their income will begin to be removed from...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Four school districts are closed Monday as a result of the deadly tornadoes that made their way across the state over the weekend and killed 21 people, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The...
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Mississippi lawmakers missed a Monday night deadline to complete their budget work and now will have to extend the regular session or wait for Gov. Tate Reeves to call a special session to fund...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 25, 2023 Lawmakers on Saturday continued to haggle particulars of a roughly $7 billion state budget, and reported some progress. But they remained at loggerheads on some big ticket items, particularly the more than $2.6 billion...
The devastating tornadoes that hit Mississippi and other parts of the South over the weekend left a path of destruction and an estimated 26 deaths. Recovery efforts are now underway. Mississippians are always near the top in helping and giving to others in need. To...
