Mississippi Today (https://mississippitoday.org/)
Lieutenant governor, in his eighth year in office, says state is on an upward trajectory while his opponents in the Republican primary are talking about issues and problems they want to solve.
Jim Hood, the state’s Democratic attorney general seeking the governorship, vows appeal.
Speaker Gunn looking for ways to remove Rep. McLeod from office if domestic violence allegations “prove to be true”
James “JT” Thomas, a professor at the University of Mississippi, talks about the state college board’s deliberation of his tenure application, his controversial tweet that led them there, and the ongoing “culture war” at the university.
Glendora, a small community in the heart of the Mississippi Delta with 18 signs dedicated to the memory of Emmett Till’s murder and home to the Emmett Till Historic Intrepid Center, holds on to a unique version of Till’s story.
Twenty-five percent of Mississippi third graders fail the 3rd-Grade Reading Gate test on the first attempt.
The first-term lawmaker has consistently voted on party lines to limit abortion access and voted in favor of making divorce easier for domestic violence victims
Starkville’s Ally Barefield, who just turned 17, has achieved a first in Mississippi – a high school student proposes and then spearheads successful legislation in high school sports.
With the bar raised, 74.5 percent of students passed the exam compared to 93.2 percent last year. Students who didn’t pass initially have two more chances over the summer.
Jim Hood, a self-styled pro-life Democrat, draws rebuke from the right and the left on abortion
Residents and volunteers showed their grit but could only delay the inevitable. On Monday all but 107 residents were forced to evacuate and by Tuesday at least 50 homes were underwater with waters not expected to subside for at least two weeks.
As anti-abortion bills in several states made national headlines this week, the frontrunner for Democrats’ nomination for governor made his boldest statements on abortions of the campaign
“These actions are unacceptable for anyone,” says House speaker.
Mississippi is one of several states this year to curtail access to abortion, which could set up a challenge to Roe V. Wade
Disasters are regional and miserable if you happen to be affected. Salt in the wound is when you feel like you are (or really are) ignored.
