By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune After a decade of efforts by attorneys general across the nation, the $7.4 billion opioid settlement with Purdue Pharma was deemed legally effective earlier this month. Of that total, Mississippi is anticipated to...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has vacated the liability order in Mississippi’s state Supreme Court judicial redistricting case. The move comes after the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v....
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune During the month of May, the Mississippi State Department of Health, Mississippi Department of Mental Health and the Postpartum Support Initiative Mississippi are teaming up to share the benefits of helping expectant...
By: Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune For 61-year-old Nikkie, receiving a second chance at employment after being sentenced for embezzlement is life-affirming. “The two biggest benefits are gaining my confidence and knowing I am going to become a productive...
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi Congressman Bennie Thompson went on Al Sharpton’s MS NOW “Politics Nation” this week to compare the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais to a second Civil War. “This is equivalent to a...
By: Clara Turnage, Magnolia Tribune Some 80% of Mississippi counties have no adult day service centers, and even counties that do have centers cannot meet the needs of people with dementia and their caregivers, a new University of Mississippi-led study...
