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“In places like Itta Bena … We’ve seen bank branches closing in record numbers … challenges with health care, and in each of those cases, they need financial tools to change those conditions,” said (William) Bill Bynum, CEO of the HOPE Enterprise Corporation.
Since the original deadline falls on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, candidates have until Jan. 22nd to file
The WIC Program is a supplemental nutrition program for pregnant, breastfeeding, and postpartum women as well as infants and children under five
Former Mississippi lawmaker Ed Perry of Oxford dies at 76. He was fantastic orator and his rendition of the Whiskey Speech was incredible.
Mississippi Today fact checked the governor’s speech and provided context for several of his claims
Democrats says Bryant’s eighth address to citizens touched on themes their party has long supported
Play live during Governor Phil Bryant’s State of the State address!
For Mississippi’s lone tournament on the PGA Tour, Tuesday’s announcement is the golf equivalent of going from Class AAA to the Big Leagues.
The retirement of another longtime judge prompted the move
Many state employees have not seen salary hikes in a decade, but some are cautiously optimistic as policymakers float the possibility of pay raises
As a majority of Mississippians now favor expansion, lieutenant governor says it’s not in taxpayers’ best interest
The review will look for efficiencies and waste in Mississippi’s infrastructure spending
With state revenue collections the first six months of the current fiscal year up 3.3 percent, lieutenant governor anticipates level agency spending and funding for other “specific needs.”
Congratulations to Mississippi’s own Sarah Thomas for being the first female to officiate an NFL playoff game!
A Republican lawmaker from Brandon is also competing for the post
Patrick Joseph Fick illustrates the difficulty of navigating Mississippi’s tough felony enfranchisement laws
