On this day in 1951, Ruby Hurley opened the first permanent office of the NAACP in the South.
Rare open negotiations occur on important Medicaid expansion issue
The curtain was pulled back last week for the first time in years on the Mississippi Legislature’s often mysterious conferencing process.
Legislation to strip key power of PERS Board passes both chambers
Under bill passed Saturday, the PERS board could only recommend, not mandate, increases in employer contributions to the pension.
A solution to the Republican impasse on Medicaid expansion
Kathleen O’Beirne hand-delivered an idea for a Medicaid expansion compromise to Sen. Kevin Blackwell as Republican leaders work to negotiate a final deal.
Lawmakers send MAEP education funding formula rewrite to governor
Under the first year of the new formula, K-12 education is supposed to receive an additional $230 million, about $50 million less than MAEP would have provided if fully funded.
On this day in 1903
On this day in 1903, in his book, “The Souls of Black Folk,”W.E.B. Du Bois called for active resistance to racist policies.
Blackwell: Senate won’t budge on Medicaid work requirement
Senate stance likely to delay or kill efforts to provide health coverage to about 200,000 people, as the federal government has refused to approve such work requirements for Medicaid expansion.
House, Senate close in on Medicaid expansion agreement
‘We are hopeful a compromise is on the horizon. When people are healthy, they are working, raising their families, and contributing to their communities.’ — Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann
Experts dispel fears that Medicaid expansion is too costly for Mississippi
National studies and experts in Medicaid expansion states refute concerns voiced in Mississippi’s legislative conference committee that costs to the state would exceed projections.
Mississippi company listed among the ‘Dirty Dozen’
Mar-Jack poultry plant in Hattiesburg and its staff agency cited by national for being unsafe and reckless employers.
Isabelle Taft named as Livingston Award finalist
The Livingston award recognizes the best reporting by young journalists.
On this day in 1964
On this day in 1964, civil rights activists started the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to challenge Mississippi’s all-white regular delegation to the Democratic National Convention.