Statewide News
USA International Ballet Competition Announces Special 2027 Official Artist & Poster Contest in Celebration of 50 Years
The USA International Ballet Competition (USA IBC) is proud to announce the launch of a special Official Artist & Poster Contest in honor of its 50th anniversary, to be celebrated during...
Sparks, Senate attempt to revive chambers’ PERS reforms
By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Senate passed a strike-all amendment earlier this week to a House bill in an effort to revive its reforms to the Public Employees...
Could Mississippi’s conservative, business donors stop giving to Republican incumbents?
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tibune Earlier this year, a group of one hundred prominent businessmen and women, representing some of the largest, most successful employers in the state,...
House concurs with Senate’s changes to medical cannabis program
By Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune Both chambers in the Mississippi Legislature have agreed to minor changes to the state’s medical cannabis program this session. The House concurred...
MPB to premiere new original series ”Southern Dish” on April 2
Mississippi Public Broadcasting (MPB) will premiere the first season of its new original series, "Southern Dish," on April 2. The series explores the people and traditions behind...
Employers warn Senate plan to raise Mississippians’ drug prices will cost dearly
By Russ Latino, Magnolia Tribune “This is not PBM reform. It’s a tax increase on every Mississippian.” That’s how one of Mississippi’s largest employers summed up the Senate’s changes...