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Adam Ganucheau has covered politics and state government for Mississippi Today since February 2016. A native of Hazlehurst, Adam has worked as a staff reporter for AL.com, The Birmingham News and The Clarion-Ledger and his work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post and Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Adam earned his bachelor’s in journalism from the University of Mississippi.
The move comes as a top medical official wrote a letter warning that “our health system will be overwhelmed” without swift statewide action from Reeves to slow the spread of coronavirus in Mississippi
After a quick spike in cases in Lauderdale County, executive order mandates that residents there shelter in place after through April 14. Governor said more county shelter-in-place orders are likely to be issued in coming days
In an wide-ranging exclusive interview with Mississippi Today, the first-term Republican governor responds to criticism of his administration’s response to the state’s coronavirus outbreak
Gov. Tate Reeves sits down with Mississippi Today to discuss decisions he’s made as the coronavirus spreads in Mississippi.
The new strategy would be based in part on the processes used successfully in South Korea to not only treat and quarantine the patient with coronavirus, but also to identify that person’s contacts and isolate them. To be effective the state would need to ramp up testing.
Some Mississippi mayors recently placed protective restrictions on their town’s residents and businesses. Then, Gov. Tate Reeves issued his own sweeping COVID-19 executive order. But which takes precedence?
State Sen. Hob Bryan, the chairman of the Senate Public Health Committee, discusses how state leaders have handled the spread of coronavirus in Mississippi.
Before the coronavirus outbreak changed her life, a good day for Jessica Whittington meant taking home $80 a day in tips from her job as a Waffle House waitress.
The House is done with legislative work until at least April 1, but the Senate must reconvene Wednesday morning to finalize the postponement of the session. Effort to provide protections for private employees fails
Republican and Democratic lawmakers at the Capitol wondered aloud why the legislative session had not been postponed as the COVID-19 virus spreads in the state
Mike Espy, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, discusses how he’ll defeat Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in November.
Amid a global pandemic that officially reached Mississippi this week, Gov. Reeves declared a state of emergency on Saturday afternoon.
Reeves and his family are flying back from Barcelona, Spain, earlier than planned as European countries tighten precautionary measures and after President Trump announced European travel restrictions
In the congressional races, all four incumbents — Democrat Bennie Thompson and Republicans Trent Kelly, Michael Guest and Steven Palazzo — advanced to the general election with no runoffs
Supporters of the Vermont senator fanned out for a final push ahead of Tuesday’s primary.