Data
Contributions by City, Governor’s Race 2019
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A breakdown of how much money each city sent to the top Gubernatorial candidates.
Election 2019
Mississippi governor’s race: Finance reports offer glimpse at who’s funding top candidates
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Top gubernatorial candidate’s finance reports, as well as searchable tables of their largest contributions ($3,000 or higher) and contributions by city.
Voter Guide 2019
2019 Governor’s Race Spending Tracker
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Track how much candidates for governor have spent.
Voter Guide 2019
Campaign donations in Mississippi Governor’s Race 2019
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View donations by location to the top-funded campaigns in the 2019 governor’s race.
Flooding
South Delta residents, enduring the longest flood since 1927, hope the EPA reverses course on Yazoo Pumps
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Locals in the Mississippi backwater believe the Yazoo Pumps would prevent the floodwaters that regularly threaten thousands. But the EPA said they would destroy wetlands.
The Homeland and the Wetlands: The Yazoo backwater fight rages
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With hundreds of thousands of acres across six counties under water, debate over the controversial Yazoo Pumps project is once again the talk of the Mississippi Delta
‘From really bad to worse’: Eagle Lake residents race the clock to fight rising waters, save homes from catastrophic flood
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With more rain in the forecast, and little help from the government, neighbors of this 400-person community have come together to battle Mother Nature. Still, some resident fear their efforts might only be delaying the inevitable.
Bridge Closures
Flooding, bridge closure leave some in Delta community stuck and walled off
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Resident of Winterville, a rural town about eight miles north of Greenville, can’t go more than half a mile in either direction from her house.
Eleven Mississippi counties eligible for disaster relief, FEMA announces
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency sent out a notice Tuesday that eleven counties are now eligible for disaster relief for damages caused during tornadoes, flooding and other severe weather in southern Mississippi. The counties are: Clarke, Covington, Forrest, Greene, Jasper, Jones, Marion, Newton, Perry and Wayne. Those counties are eligible to receive reimbursement for costs to repair or replace facilities through the Public Assistance and Hazard Mitigation Grant programs. President Donald Trump signed a disaster declaration on Feb. 14 to designate these areas as adversely affected from the storms occurring Dec. 27 through Dec 28, 2018.
Bridge Closures
MDOT, county officials still on different pages over bridge closures
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Some counties say MDOT’s list of 60 bridge closures last week includes some that have been fixed but haven’t received a new inspection.
Health
Where you live matters: Economic and social factors can affect your ability to live a healthy life
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Report: All 82 Mississippi counties have health issues, but some fare better than others. Food deserts, child poverty and median income are the strongest indicators of a county’s health outcomes.
Data
Health Outcomes
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Dig into data that shows health outcomes of Mississippians living in poverty. Our data looks at median household income, child poverty and food insecurity.
Election 2019
Voter awareness initiative culminates in downtown Jackson art gallery
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The secretary of state’s office partnered with Jackson State on the “Promote the Vote” contest to help educate young people of the importance of voting.
Environment
Mississippi coal power plant one of the nation’s top groundwater polluters, report finds
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Study of public data finds 91 percent of coal powered plants across U.S. reported unsafe levels of toxic pollutants in nearby groundwater.
Environment
Audubon makes case for $2.5 million in projects for Mississippi Gulf Coast
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Organization unveils $1.7 billion plan to restore the Gulf ecosystem from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill.