Statewide News
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...
Postpartum Coverage for Eligible Moms on Medicaid
On March 7, 2023, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2212 with bipartisan support. Mississippi physicians are thrilled that eligible moms on Medicaid will now have 12 months...
Hospitals thought they’d get $450M in extra money this year. They’re actually getting much less.
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today Mississippi hospitals, many on the precipice of closure, will be getting much-needed additional money this year. But the amount they receive might be much lower than...
Edward Wilson Named Mississippi Poetry Out Loud Champion
The Mississippi Arts Commission (MAC) announces that Edward Wilson, a Senior at Jackson Preparatory School in Jackson, MS, is the 2023 Mississippi Poetry Out Loud® (POL) champion. The first...
The LeFleur Museum District Hosts Spring Break Event, Week of Wonder
Locals and tourists are invited to enjoy an exciting Spring Break “Week of Wonder” in Jackson’s award-winning LeFleur Museum District (LMD) from March 13-17, 2023. LMD’s four uniquely amazing...