Statewide News
No statewide official endorses Medicaid expansion at Neshoba
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 In 2013, then-state Rep. Andy Gipson, R-Braxton, said he opposed Mississippi expanding Medicaid because there was no guarantee the federal...
How seriously is Gov. Tate Reeves taking Mississippi’s hospital crisis? It’s unclear
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves at the Neshoba County Fair gave conflicting answers to reporters on how seriously he views Mississippi's worsening...
Gubernatorial TV war: Tate Reeves airs ad responding to Brandon Presley welfare scandal ad
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today August 3, 2023 Republican Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday released a new TV commercial labeling a Tuesday ad from Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley...
Bennie Thompson committee started investigation leading to Trump charges
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today August 2, 2023 U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson of Bolton, who chaired a special committee that investigated the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and the attempt to...
MDE names 11 Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools for 2023-24
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has designated 11 elementary schools as Mississippi Emerging Science of Reading Schools (SOR) for the 2023-24 school year. This recognition is...
The Time is Now to Strengthen Mississippi’s Food Supply Chain Rebuilding Mississippi’s Agriculture Infrastructure through the S.A.F.E. Plan
By: Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson Growing up on our small farm, I remember days that started out with bright sunshine, not a cloud in the sky. And I remember that sometimes...