Statewide News
Gov. Tate Reeves, Brandon Presley pitch differing solutions to ongoing hospital crisis
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today June 16, 2023 As hospitals around the state continue to bleed out critical health care services, Mississippi’s two leading candidates for governor shared different...
Surge in state revenue takes experts by surprise — or does it?
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today June 18, 2023 With one month remaining in the fiscal year, the state has collected $653 million in revenue more than Mississippi’s financial experts estimated...
Board of Education names Ray Morgigno interim state superintendent
by Julia James, Mississippi Today June 15, 2023 Ray Morgigno will serve as the next interim state superintendent of education in Mississippi. The board met in executive session for four and a...
Commissioner Brent Bailey expresses frustration with Entergy Mississippi, LLC
Central District Public Service Commissioner Brent Bailey has expressed deep concern and disappointment over Entergy Mississippi, LLC’s (EML) response efforts to the recent ongoing storm systems...
BLOOD EMERGENCY READINESS CORPS ACTIVATED TO RESPOND TO THE EXTREME WEATHER IN TEXAS
Today, the national Blood Emergency Readiness Corps (BERC) was activated to send needed blood to the hospitals in and around Perryton, Texas, scene of Thursday’s tornados that swept through the...
St. Dominic and Singing River CEOs resign
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 15, 2023 The CEOs of two of the state’s largest hospital systems are resigning. Scott Kashman, head of St. Dominic Memorial Hospital in Jackson, and Tiffany...