Statewide News
New faces emerge as winners in sheriffs and DA races
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today August 15, 2023 Over 20 new sheriffs and three new district attorneys are expected to take office next year following last week’s primary elections, and that number...
Statewide assessment results show student achievement reaches all-time high
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the results from the 2022-23 Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP), which show student achievement reaching an all-time high in...
IHL launches ADA/Accessibility Services Task Force
The Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning announced the launch of an ADA/Accessibility Task Force at the Board of Trustees meeting held today in Jackson. IHL established the task force to...
Brandon Presley condemns Gov. Tate Reeves for not providing more oversight of welfare agency
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 17, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, hammered Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday for not doing enough to prevent the state’s...
Mississippi Medicaid drops more than 18,000 kids from its rolls
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today August 17, 2023 New data shows Mississippi children could be the group most affected by Medicaid's continuous unwinding. According to the Mississippi Division of...
Chris McDaniel, Lynn Fitch and the case of the missing $15,000
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today August 16, 2023 Even if one were to believe erstwhile candidate Chris McDaniel's incomplete, conflicting, shifting accounting of hundreds of thousands in secretive...