Statewide News
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:...
Brandon Presley could have one advantage in governor’s race: the issues
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 19, 2023 To quote baseball legend Yogi Berra, the 2023 gubernatorial election could be "deja vu all over again." In the 2019 election, Republican Tate...
CHILDREN’S DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGS RISE AT END OF FIVE-YEAR UMMC-MSU COLLABORATION
By: Annie Oeth, aoeth@umc.edu Photos By: Melanie Thortis/UMMC Photography Mississippi has seen a dramatic rise in early childhood developmental and behavioral health screenings. An increase of this...
LEFLEUR’S BLUFF STATE PARK TO HOST ITS FIRST PLEIN AIR PAINT COMPETITION
Celebrate Earth Day by joining us at LeFleur's Bluff State Park on April 22, 2023, for the En Plein Air Paint Competition! This event, brought to you by the Mississippi Department of Wildlife,...
Mississippi Library Commission barred Angie Thomas’ most popular novel from circulation. Now it’s back on the shelves.
by Jerry Mitchell and Ann Marie Cunningham, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, Mississippi Today March 16, 2023 Mississippi author Angie Thomas has sold millions of copies of her books,...