“Unfortunately, some only support it when it equates to campaign contributions. Sadly, through the line-item veto of the appropriation, Mississippians will once again wait another year for the opportunity to benefit from state investments for the greater public good.” – Secretary of State Michael Watson. Read the whole article here.
Posted inHealth
Federal panel prescribes new mental health strategy to curb maternal deaths
Many women in the U.S. go untreated because there is no widely deployed system to screen for mental illness in mothers, despite widespread recommendations to do so.
Posted inJustice
New law gives state board power to probe officer misconduct
Mississippi’s state officer certification and training board now has the power to investigate law enforcement misconduct.
Posted inEducation
Lawmakers punt to next year efforts to expand college aid for low-income Mississippians
It’s back to the drawing board for efforts to expand college financial aid to low-income Mississippians.
Posted inOn This Day
On this day in 1950
On this day in 1950. 20 Black South Carolina families filed a lawsuit in the first challenge of the “separate but equal” doctrine in public schools.
Posted inEnvironment
PSC axes solar programs in light of EPA funds, advocates file lawsuit
Mississippi Public Service Commission ends “Solar for Schools” program.
Posted inLegislature
Reeves again blocks funds for LeFleur’s Bluff project in Jackson
‘Unfortunately, some only support (a project) when it equates to campaign contributions.’ — Secretary of State Michael Watson
Posted inSports
Podcast: In or out (of the NCAA Tournament)?
The Clevelands take a look at which college baseball teams could make it to the NCAA (or not) as the regular season enters its last week.
Posted inJustice
Mississippi’s Jefferson Davis statue has new neighbor in U.S. Capitol: Arkansas civil rights leader
While other states replace Confederate statues in U.S. Capitol, Mississippi keeps two.
Posted inSports
No deja vu this time: Southern Miss bullpen slams the door on Ole Miss
Southern Miss comes from behind to beat Ole Miss, vaulting the Eagles to a No. 29 national RPI.
Posted inOn This Day
On this day in 1970
On this day in 1970, law enforcement open fire on Jackson State campus, killing two Black students..
Posted inLegislature
Gov. Reeves vetoes four felony voting restoration bills, yet signs two into law for first time
It’s unclear why the second-term governor made the unusual decision to approve suffrage bills for the first time, let others become law without his signature, and vetoed others.
Posted inEducation
At an uneasy town hall, Delta State’s president unveils ‘dramatic, upsetting’ restructuring
Delta State president lays out why he proposed cutting a third of the university’s degree programs.