Statewide News
Tate Reeves, Brandon Presley pitch different tax cuts to voters. Who, exactly, would benefit?
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 22, 2023 Mississippi’s two leading candidates for governor want to chip away at state tax rates, but they have drastically different proposals on which taxes...
Brandon Presley calls for independent investigator to examine welfare scandal
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 24, 2023 Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley called Tuesday for a new investigator to scrutinize Mississippi’s massive welfare scandal and...
McDaniel challenges Hosemann to debates in lieutenant governor race
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today May 23, 2023 Chris McDaniel is challenging incumbent Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann to a series of debates ahead of the Aug. 8 GOP primary. "Mississippi...
Anti-tobacco groups to observe “No Menthol Sunday” as hopes for national ban continue
by Will Stribling Anti-tobacco groups in Mississippi and across the country are observing "No Menthol Sunday" this weekend as part of their efforts to turn people away from smoking and highlight how...
Report reflects few gains in state pre-K enrollment. Newer state data presents rosier picture.
by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 19, 2023 Enrollment and spending on pre-K remained relatively stagnant in the 2021-22 school year, according to a new national report. Newer state data shows...
Do we put too many people in prison?
By Douglas Carswell Mississippi, it is often said, has an incarceration problem. Our state locks up too many people for too long, we are told. Over the past two decades, Mississippi’s prison...