Statewide News
Mississippi Forestry Commission Urges Caution and Compliance with Burn Ban Guidelines to Prevent Wildfires
The Mississippi Forestry Commission (MFC) urges Mississippians to take necessary precautions and follow burn ban guidelines to prevent further wildfires. Despite a few isolated showers and storms,...
Gov. Tate Reeves apparently met about Medicaid. No one will say what was discussed.
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today August 29, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves, who has continued to staunchly oppose expanding Medicaid in Mississippi, appears to have attended a meeting in May about “Medicaid...
Is Gov. Reeves trying to take credit for broadband expansion even as he blasts ‘Biden, Bennie and Brandon?’
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves grinned and high-fived a young student as he handed him a new laptop as the news cameras clicked and rolled last week at...
One House incumbent loses in Tuesday runoffs, another still trails
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 30, 2023 One incumbent state House member was defeated in Tuesday’s party primary election and another, veteran Rep. Nick Bain of Corinth, appears...
Brandon Presley alleges Tate Reeves’ firing of welfare scandal lawyer was motivated by campaign donations
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 28, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, alleged that when his political opponent Gov. Tate Reeves fired the attorney working to...
IHL taskforce to study disability compliance across public university system
by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today August 25, 2023 The governing board of Mississippi’s public universities has formed a task force to study accessibility for possibly the first time since the...