Statewide News
PERS will ask Legislature for cash, consider changes to ’13th check’
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...
‘These are not good numbers’: Thousands more Mississippians, kids dropped from Medicaid
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...
Mississippi’s infant mortality rate reaches five-year high
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...
Why the CDC has recommended new COVID boosters for all
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...
Are Republicans about to leave Gov. Tate Reeves behind on Medicaid expansion?
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today September 12, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves, running for a second term this year, is traveling the state vowing he’ll continue to block Medicaid expansion, a policy that...
Rising COVID-19 cases signal need for caution
By: Annie Oeth The number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is on the rise in Mississippi and nationwide, prompting infectious disease experts from the University of Mississippi Medical Center to...