Statewide News
Secretary of state candidates outline platforms at forum
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today October 2, 2023 Incumbent Republican Secretary of State Michael Watson said he's cut red tape for businesses, worked with lawmakers to make elections more secure...
Full 5th Circuit to hear arguments on whether felony voting ban is unconstitutional
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 29, 2023 The entire U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals will rule, again, on whether Mississippi’s lifetime ban on voting for people convicted of certain...
Updated COVID-19 Vaccines Now Available
Updated 2023-2024 COVID-19 vaccines are available now, and locations currently offering the updated COVID-19 vaccine can be found on vaccines.gov. The Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH)...
Reeves makes clear that cost is not his reason for opposing Medicaid expansion for working poor
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today October 1, 2023 The shroud of mystery has been removed on why Gov. Tate Reeves opposes expanding Medicaid. It is not a matter of cost. The governor simply does...
Senate confirms U.S. attorney Todd Gee, who will inherit historic Mississippi welfare probe
by Anna Wolfe and Matt Laslo, Mississippi Today September 29, 2023 The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to confirm the appointment of Todd Gee to run the U.S. Attorneys Office for the Southern District...
State’s suicide rate climbed to 20-year high – ‘these are someone’s loved ones’
by Pam Dankins, Mississippi Today September 27, 2023 Mississippi’s suicide rate in 2021 reached its highest level in 20 years, based on the most recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and...