Statewide News
Gov. Tate Reeves, with one tweet, digs up his controversial public education record
by Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today March 13, 2023 Senate Republican leaders shocked the state on Feb. 28 when they announced their intention to fully fund Mississippi’s public school formula for...
Mississippi’s troubled mental health system shows signs of repair, report says
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 13, 2023 Fewer Mississippians in mental health crises are stuck waiting in jail cells for a hospital bed each day than they were a year ago, but the state...
MCEF and SkillsUSA Donate Multiple Guard Houses to Mississippi State Fairgrounds
Last week, the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF), the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and industry partners hosted the MCEF SkillsUSA State Championship construction...
Agriculture Commissioner Announces Inaugural Mississippi Hometown Rodeo Series for 2023
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the inaugural Mississippi Hometown Rodeo Series to be held beginning this spring of 2023. This series currently includes eight rodeos...
Are Gunn, House leaders afraid to let Mississippians vote on abortion?
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 12, 2023 In 2012, his first year as speaker of the Mississippi House, Philip Gunn authored a resolution that would have made abortion illegal under the...
MISS MISSISSIPPI and MISS MISSISSIPPI’S TEEEN CELEBRATE READ ACROSS AMERICA WEEK
Miss Mississippi Emmie Perkins and Miss Mississippi’s’ Teen Cameron Davis along with contestants across the state celebrated the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service and Read Across America...