Could the 2023 governor’s race be decided by a runoff? For the first time in state history, it’s possible.
For the first time in Mississippi’s history, a runoff election could determine the outcome of the governor’s race.
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On this day in 1912, “Father of the Blues” W.C. Handy published “Memphis Blues,” what is believed to be the first commercially successful blues song.
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Podcast: Did vote to change state flag lose veteran lawmaker his election?
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance talked with outgoing state Rep. Nick Bain, a Republican from Corinth, on his vote to change the state flag and how he believes it played major role in his election loss last month.
Mississippi Stories: Stacey Trenteseaux
On this episode of Mississippi Stories, editor-at-large Marshall Ramsey visits with Stacey Trenteseaux, Executive Director of Opera Mississippi and a soprano opera singer.
Mississippi Medical Association has not always been out front on state’s health care issues
The Mississippi Medical Association, which recently endorsed Gov. Tate Reeves, has argued for something Reeves has refused: Medicaid expansion.
Auditor’s proposal to defund some college majors catches fire online, but are lawmakers interested?
State auditor says Mississippi lawmakers have not reached out about his proposal to defund some college degrees in favor of those that match state’s workforce needs.
Gov. Tate Reeves says he’ll have ‘debates’ with challenger Brandon Presley
Republican Gov. Tate Reeves said he’ll have debates — plural — with his Democratic challenger Brandon Presley, but those haven’t been agreed to or scheduled yet as the clock ticks down to the Nov. 7 election.
Longtime head of Mississippi Hospital Association let go by board
The decision comes months after a handful of hospitals cut ties with the Mississippi Hospital Association following a $250,000 donation from the group’s political action committee.
Welfare head pleaded guilty to federal charges one year ago. What’s happened since?
More than four years after the start of the Mississippi welfare investigation, and one year after the first major federal plea, none of the seven people pleading guilty have been sentenced as they continue to cooperate with investigators.
Gov. Reeves announces 11th hour plan for hospital crisis. Opponents pan it as ‘too little, too Tate’
Gov. Reeves’ last-minute hospital plan was immediately panned Thursday by supporters of Medicaid expansion, who dubbed his proposal “too little, too Tate.”
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