Government
Meat processing companies targeted in ICE immigration raids awarded millions in state grants
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Peco and Koch food companies benefited from incentives awarded to local governments for help with road construction and water and sewer systems
en español
La redadas de ICE causan un disminución de fuerza laboral en un sector que todavía busca llenar plazos
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Agentes de Investigación del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional sacaron a 680 personas de sus lugares de trabajo, empresas de procesamiento de pollo, en el centro de Mississippi el miércoles en la mañana—aproximadamente el tres por ciento de los empleados en la industria del procesamiento de pollos en el estado.
Equity
ICE raids cause labor decline in sector already seeking to fill thousands of positions
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Some plants may have to close or cut operations after massive immigration raids removed 680 people from their workplace. Workers released by ICE likely won’t be rehired and face an uncertain future.
Equity
Continental Tire, offering prospect of jobs with unspecified wages, draws hundreds to employment fair
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The company plans to hire 2,500 people for its manufacturing facility now under construction in western Hinds County
Equity
DHS, in midst of leadership transition, failing to monitor spending of public dollars, child care center safety standards
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Mississippi Department of Human Services most cited agency in state audit report. Compliance director says “There’s not really a culture of keeping documentation at DHS.”
Equity
Utility companies: Mississippi shortchanged on federal energy assistance funds for low income homes
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The $3.7 billion federal program that provides funds to qualified residents only serves 12 percent of Mississippians who qualify, mainly due to rules that favor cold weather states over Southern states and a cumbersome application process.
Human Services agency director to retire
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John Davis oversaw several changes at the agency and the SNAP program, including a mandatory work requirement and extending eligibility to people with felony drug convictions
Health
Meet Gunner and BJ: Why mental health pros, courts must weigh who’s violent and who’s sick
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This problem, receiving increased attention in recent years, is emphasized within the U.S. Department of Justice’s lawsuit against Mississippi over its mental health system
Equity
Mississippi’s children more likely to live in high poverty areas than any state in the country, report finds
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Researchers say that the most successful policies for tackling poverty are costly but may be a bargain when compared with the estimated national annual price of child poverty — $800 billion to $1.1 trillion.
Health
She switched to an insurance plan that covered her treatment. Her bill quadrupled.
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A Tylertown woman’s search for answers is emblematic of broken promises, failed policies and political gridlock within the country’s health care market
Jackson sues Siemens for $225M in ‘bait and switch’ over faulty water meters, billing system
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Jackson signed a $91 million performance contract with Siemens Industry Inc. in 2012 — one of the most expensive projects of its kind in the country
Environment
Grenada homeowners fighting contaminated land ‘cut off at the pass’ by federal judge
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Many residents say their homes that sit atop contaminated groundwater have lost value and that many in the community have health issues, but they face an uphill battle in court and with the EPA, which says the elevated levels of TCE do not present an immediate threat.
NSPARC, a taxpayer-funded data center, charged $27,750 for public records request
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A top public records expert called the fee estimate ridiculous
Equity
Waging a living: How Mississippi’s abundant low-wage workers earn less today than 50 years ago
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Since the last federal minimum wage hike in 2009, the cost of living has increased while the value of a dollar has gone down. The state minimum wage of $7.25 today is worth $6.07 in 2009 dollars.
Living Day to Day: Surrounded by water and ignored by powerful officials, Tchula and its people fight for survival
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Consistently among the poorest in the nation, this Delta town has been hit by a confluence of heavy rain and river overflow more extreme than it has seen in decades.