Statewide News
Legislators leave money on table, opting to leave needs unmet
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 23, 2023 Based on the budget passed hurriedly and with barely any debate in late March during the final days of the 2023 session, legislators apparently...
Seek mental health help because you’re strong.
by Wendy Bailey, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Mental Health In Mississippi, one of the most powerful forces preventing someone from seeking mental health treatment is stigma - the...
NAACP files lawsuit arguing House Bill 1020 violates US Constitution
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 23, 2023 The ink was barely dry on Gov. Tate Reeves’ signature of legislation designed to create a separate judicial and law enforcement district within...
Rejected State Supt. Robert Taylor says the situation ‘puts a stain on the state’
by Julia James, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Two weeks after being rejected by the Senate to serve as state superintendent, Robert Taylor defended his record of improving schools and said his...
For the eighth time, U.S. Supreme Court delays hearing state’s felony suffrage case
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 The United States Supreme Court has postponed for the eighth time this year a decision on whether to hear a case challenging the constitutionality...
Chris McDaniel returns questionable campaign donations, shuts down PAC. Hosemann complaint with AG pending
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Lieutenant governor candidate Chris McDaniel has reported returning legally questionable large donations from a Virginia dark-money nonprofit, and...
