Government
Key report confirms Mississippi losing millennials faster than any other state
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Tradition report: Mississippi is losing people at the age when they would be entering their prime earning years, while other states are gaining them
‘Varina’ asks if the First Lady of the Confederacy can be woke
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The novel is Charles Frazier’s fourth, his second about the Civil War after his critically acclaimed 1997 debut, Cold Mountain
Grenada County to pay $1.1 million to settle fraud charge
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Settlement resolves claims that the former Grenada Lakes Medical Center and one of its providers submitted claims for therapies that were neither reasonable or necessary.
Politics
Fact check: Gov. Phil Bryant’s Neshoba County Fair speech
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Mississippi Today researched and provided context for several of the governor’s statements about health care, jobs and the economy
Medical marijuana campaign puts conservative backers in a ‘strange position’
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Four Republican lawmakers, the president of a Christian magazine and the heads of two influential conservative policy groups are among those who support the effort
Hundreds of Mississippi kids without therapies amid state contract delay
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New contracts with therapists for children under three who’ve been diagnosed with disabilities and developmental delays should have taken effect July 1.
Mississippi lags in developmental screenings for kids
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A $10.5 million federal grant geared towards improving early childhood health in Mississippi could help reverse that finding.
Lawsuit alleges gerrymandered state district dilutes black vote
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TODAY IN MISSISSIPPI: News from and about our state
Three African American men in the Delta filed a federal lawsuit accusing the state of gerrymandering one of its districts in direct violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. Civil Rights attorneys argue in the lawsuit that the boundaries of Senate District 22, which is located primarily in the Mississippi Delta, intentionally dilute African-American voting strength in the area. And they’ve asked U.S. District Court Judge Carlton Reeves to order state officials to redraw the district before statewide elections in 2019. “There will be a lot of focus on redistricting when election lines everywhere are redrawn after the 2020 census,” said Jackson civil rights attorney Rob McDuff, who is working with the Mississippi Center for Justice on the lawsuit. “But because there is a problem with District 22 that needs to be cured before the census and before the 2019 election, we are bringing this case now.”
The defendants are Gov. Phil Bryant, Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann, and Attorney General Jim Hood. Senate District 22, which has been held by Buck Clarke, R-Hollandale, since 2004, covers six counties in the Delta and central Mississippi.
Why Mississippi is the deadliest place to drive a car
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Mississippi has led the nation in the rate of traffic fatalities in all but three years since 1999. Experts say tougher laws and enforcement could save lives.
Olivia Y plaintiffs to Bryant: Replace CPS head or go to court
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Gov. Bryant says the former Supreme Court Justice in charge of CPS is steering the beleaguered agency in the right direction
Mississippi leads nation in tooth loss among the elderly
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Report says poor oral health can have direct impact on a person’s overall health and income
Trump Administration cools on Mississippi Medicaid work requirements
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Mississippi’s controversial plan to require Medicaid recipients to work may be losing White House support
Deadlock broken; Medicaid bill breezes to passage in both chambers
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After months of political stalemate between the House and the Senate, both legislative chambers passed a Medicaid technical bill on Tuesday
Top Story
With minutes to spare, Medicaid tech bill lives
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After a tense weekend, lawmakers signed off on a final version of the so-called Medicaid tech bill late Monday
Showdown this weekend between two powerful groups competing for control of Medicaid bill
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Hospitals and insurers wrestle over $3 billion in Medicaid money