Statewide News
Mississippi Dept. of Health expanding substance use disorder treatment statewide
By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi State Department of Health is now expanding access to substance use disorder treatment statewide after success of a novel pilot...
Mississippi seeks end to federal oversight of its child welfare system
By: Frank Corder, Magnolia Tribune Mississippi has filed motions in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi to end federal court oversight of the State’s child...
A Quiet, Coordinated Effort Is Tackling Child Abuse in Mississippi
By Catherine McPhate, Executive Director of Natchez Children’s Services The most important work in child protection rarely makes headlines. It happens quietly, behind closed doors, where law...
Mississippi Council on Economic Education Receives Transformational Grant from BlackRock to Expand Financial Literacy Education Across Mississippi
The Mississippi Council on Economic Education (MCEE) is delighted to announce it has received a very generous grant from BlackRock to expand financial literacy education opportunities for...
Mississippi expected to receive $40.9 million in Purdue Pharma opioid settlement
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...
Fifth Circuit vacates order requiring Mississippi to redraw state Supreme Court districts
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...