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Equity
State wants to use Mississippians’ personal data to tackle poverty. What does the data already show?
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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
Equity
Welfare dollars help fund college scholarships for children of middle-class families
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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.
Government
In Europe and at home, more questions arise about how powerful data scientist Mimmo Parisi will solve poverty in Italy
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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.
Meet Mimmo Parisi, the political powerbroker who uses ‘alternative data’ to paint a rosier picture of Mississippi
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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.
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.
Data
Teacher Shortage by county and race
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View data that outlines Mississippi’s teacher shortage by county and race.
Health
‘A tremendous amount’: Cost of defending state in abortion lawsuits could soar past $1 million
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With other abortion cases pending, the amount is likely to increase
Data
Mississippi Public School District Grades: 2018
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View Mississippi’s public school district grades for the 2017-18 school year compared to the previous school year and view graduation rates for each district.
Free from federal oversight, 5 percent of Mississippi polling locations have closed since 2013
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Counties have their reasons for closing polling precincts, but since the U.S. Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, no one is asking
eviction
‘System doesn’t work for anybody’: Repeat evictions take toll on tenants, courts and landlords
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Repeat eviction judgments are commonplace across Mississippi – ranked eighth in the nation for evictions – and justice courts are where most land.
Transportation bill heads to governor; see what’s in it for your county
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House leaders call the infrastructure measure historic as lawmakers continue to work on a lottery bill
What Mississippi’s low labor participation says about our economy
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Despite record low unemployment, the size of Mississippi’s workforce is, and has been, relatively low compared to other states
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.
Data
Mississippi Bridge Closures
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View Mississippi Today’s map of bridge closures throughout Mississippi.
Education funding by district under proposed formula, 2025-2026
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See how your school district fares under a proposed education formula