Statewide News
Ag Commissioner Andy Gipson and MDAC Celebrate National Ag Day
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson and the Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce celebrated National Ag Day at the Mississippi State Capitol, featuring two cow milking...
‘Transformative’ mental health bill awaits governor’s signature, funding
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 21, 2023 A bill passed unanimously by the Legislature is expected to bring some reform to Mississippi's long-troubled mental health care system, which often...
Bills to help domestic violence survivors make progress, then die in the Legislature
by Mina Corpuz, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 Domestic violence advocates say Mississippi lawmakers have missed an opportunity to pass legislation aimed to help survivors, such as the creation of...
Changes to the medical marijuana law are headed to Gov. Reeves’ desk. Here’s what they are.
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 The Legislature has approved changes to Mississippi’s cannabis law that will limit the information available to the public about businesses’...
Tables turned with Gunn, Hosemann on state revenue estimate
by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 20, 2023 Last year, when it was Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann’s turn to run the Legislative Budget Committee, House Speaker Philip Gunn was...
Nonprofit founder who helped officials raid Mississippi’s welfare fund becomes latest witness for the feds
by Anna Wolfe, Mississippi Today March 17, 2023 Federal authorities in Mississippi have added another defendant to their witness list in their prosecution of the still unfolding welfare scandal:...
