Statewide News
Democrat Brandon Presley calls for overhaul of campaign finance laws
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley on Thursday called for state leaders to reform Mississippi’s notoriously lax campaign finance laws...
Supreme Court tosses Bob Hickingbottom from gubernatorial ballot
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 8, 2023 The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bob Hickingbottom waited too late to appeal the...
Matt Gaetz calls for Bennie Thompson censure, removal from Homeland Security
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 8, 2023 Republican U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida has filed a resolution calling for censure of Democratic U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson for what Gaetz claims...
45,000 SMOKE ALARMS AVAILABLE TO FIRE DEPARTMENTS
The Mississippi State Fire Marshal’s Office (SFMO) has purchased nearly 45,000 smoke alarms using about $500,000 in grant money through the Fire Prevention and Safety Grant provided by the Federal...
‘We have been struggling.’ As Mississippi’s health care crisis worsens, health department funding lags
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 7, 2023 State Health Officer Dr. Dan Edney made one big ask of lawmakers this year: $9 million to hire the nurses needed to fully staff county health...
‘A battle from day one’: How government disaster recovery overlooks Mississippians
by Alex Rozier, Mississippi Today June 6, 2023 Mississippi, a rural, low-income state vulnerable to a bevy of natural disasters, often looks for federal aid to support its recovery. But many...