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Exploited: White Delta farm owners are underpaying and pushing out Black workers
A Mississippi Today investigation found at least five Delta farms paid their primarily Black local workforce less than temporary workers from other countries.
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Rental assistance program has doled out $110 million to stem evictions
As of Jan. 31, the state has obligated $110.3 million of rental assistance funds to landlords and renters in need.
Black women’s group says Mississippi equal pay proposals have ‘glaring flaws’
In the last state without equal pay protection for women, advocates say a House bill passed last week “is the opposite of an equal pay bill.”
House passes equal pay with bipartisan vote
An equal pay bill passed out of the house with little debate and overwhelming support.
Equal pay for women: Is this the year Mississippi will join rest of the nation?
Bills are pending in both the House and Senate that would create an “actionable right” for any employee paid less for equal work based on sex.
Mississippi among worst in racial health disparities, new report finds
Mississippi ranked near the bottom or last when measuring health outcomes, health care access and health care quality, according to a new report.
Welfare agency won’t budge on a rule that advocates say is ‘designed to destroy the family’
Social workers who assist working mothers say that Mississippi’s child support cooperation requirement is one of their biggest barriers.
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