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Anna Wolfe, a native of Tacoma, Wa., is an investigative reporter specifically reporting on poverty and economic justice and the intersection between beats. Before joining the staff at Mississippi Today September 2018, Anna worked for three years at Clarion Ledger covering city, county and state government, politics and health care. She also worked as an investigative reporter for the Center for Public Integrity and Jackson Free Press. Anna earned her associate’s degree from Pierce College in Lakewood, Wa., and her bachelor’s from Mississippi State University. She has received numerous awards and recognition for her work, including being named a Food Sustainability Media Award finalist for Written Journalism, October 2018; winner of the Bill Minor Prize for Investigative Journalism, June 2018; and first place for in-depth investigative coverage from the Mississippi Press Association, June 2018. Her work has appeared in USA Today, Clarion Ledger, Sun Herald, Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, Seattle Times, Detroit Free Press and Jackson Free Press.
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.
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 signed a $91 million performance contract with Siemens Industry Inc. in 2012 — one of the most expensive projects of its kind in the country
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.
A top public records expert called the fee estimate ridiculous
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.
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.
Officials say one goal of the statewide data system is to help ‘move families to self-sufficiency;’ one report shows many remain below the poverty line after leaving welfare programs for work
Mississippi Today previously reported that a multitude of problems, including poorly trained tax preparers, contribute to the unexpectedly high IRS audit rates in the Delta, one of the nation’s poorest regions
Mississippi is one of several states to use Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding for tuition grants. In 2017, state spent $18.8 million on scholarships and $8.6 million on direct cash payments to poor families.
Humphreys County, where four out of ten people live in poverty, is the single most heavily audited county in the nation.
Parisi, who has quietly become one of the most influential figures in state government, says that connections Italian media are making between his work, Brexit and alleged data mining are bizarre. This week, a Jackson attorney took legal action in hopes of shedding light on the relationship between Parisi’s Mississippi State-based data lab, NSPARC, and Brexit architects.
The average salary of Mississippi state employees lags surrounding states. Matching the average salaries in the four contiguous states would cost an additional $77.3 million.
A little-known research lab called NSPARC knows where Mississippians went to school, how much money they make and whether they’ve ever received food stamps. But finding out what the taxpayer-funded center at Mississippi State University does with all that information is much harder.
Massachusetts senator talked comfortably about race as she toured neighborhoods in Cleveland and Greenville, and residents there were hopeful after seeing “a presidential candidate to come to the Delta.”