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2019 Legislative Session

Public safety chief criticizes civil service protections, but data show state workers rarely win appeals

by Bobby Harrison January 30, 2019May 10, 2021

Mississippi demands accountability from parents on public assistance — so why is the state so secretive about how it manages welfare funds?

by Anna Wolfe January 28, 2019October 29, 2021

CPS requests additional $26 million to comply with Olivia Y settlement

by Larrison Campbell January 25, 2019May 10, 2021

Furlough discussion at Human Services department sends lawmakers scrambling to close gap

by Larrison Campbell January 25, 2019May 10, 2021

House passes bill to prevent children under 18 from being charged with prostitution

by Larrison Campbell January 23, 2019May 10, 2021

2019 Legislative Session

$250 million awarded for emergency road and bridge projects

by Alex Rozier January 22, 2019May 10, 2021

Proponents advance rural broadband bill; millions in federal grants at stake

by Bobby Harrison January 22, 2019May 10, 2021

Students, parents celebrate ‘a variety of choices’ in education on the Capitol steps

by Kayleigh Skinner January 22, 2019May 10, 2021

‘Crying real tears’: Educators testify about the toll of standardized testing

by Kayleigh Skinner January 22, 2019May 10, 2021

Criminal justice reform to address ‘low-hanging fruit,’ but specifics still unknown

by Michelle Liu January 22, 2019May 10, 2021

‘Let’s give Dr. King his due’: Democratic lawmaker pushes to nix Robert E. Lee holiday

by Adam Ganucheau January 21, 2019May 10, 2021

PSC, Transportation commission seats up for grabs in election; Simmons jumps in

by Bobby Harrison January 21, 2019May 10, 2021

Mississippi Roundup

Legislation to designate Evers home as a national monument reintroduced

by Mississippi Today January 15, 2019May 10, 2021

Reeves draws a hard line on ‘Obamacare’ despite GOP colleagues warming to Medicaid expansion

by Larrison Campbell January 15, 2019May 10, 2021

Reeves: Teacher pay raise, pension funding among 2019 priorities

by Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison January 14, 2019May 10, 2021