Statewide News
Mississippi to receive $1.2 billion for broadband internet access
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today June 26, 2023 Mississippi will receive $1.2 billion in federal money to expand high-speed internet, President Joe Biden announced Monday. The state's share of the...
Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Foundation Conservation Raffle
In 2003, the Mississippi Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Foundation was established to support the MDWFP’s ongoing efforts to protect and conserve our fish and wildlife resources. The Foundation...
Does Gov. Tate Reeves really need to delay returning welfare scandal-related campaign donations?
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 25, 2023 Gov. Tate Reeves has garnered $45,600 in interest earnings through May of this year from his main campaign account. Those earnings presumably...
Democrat Presley urges Gov. Reeves to call special session on cutting grocery tax
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 23, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley on Thursday said Republican Gov. Tate Reeves should call lawmakers back to the state Capitol for a...
Review of MDOC electronic monitoring raises response concerns
By: Sarah Ulmer The Joint Legislative Committee on Performance Evaluation and Expenditure Review, better known as PEER, recently released a review of the electronic monitoring oversight by the...
Mississippi receives 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation
The Education Commission of the States has announced Mississippi as the 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation recipient in recognition of the state’s laudable improvements in academic...