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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.”
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‘The next Flint’: City of Jackson, state leaders sued over lead in drinking water
Lawsuit: City and state leaders made “conscience-shocking decisions” and “showed deliberate indifference” that exposed Jacksonians to lead.
Pandemic funds could fix Mississippi’s troubled workforce child care program
The influx of hundreds of millions of dollars would appear to be a godsend for the struggling workforce child care program.
Though half of Mississippians struggle to make ends meet, 31% don’t qualify for assistance
A third of Mississippians can’t afford basic household necessities but fail to meet the federal definition of poverty, a new United Way report finds.
Attorney general argues in federal court that Jim Crow-era voting ban should be upheld
Mississippi attorneys argued this week that the constitutional provision disenfranchising people convicted of certain felonies is, in fact, constitutional.
Thousands of Mississippi parents lost child care assistance during pandemic as state hoards federal relief
Thousands of Mississippi parents have lost their child care certificate during the COVID-19 pandemic, even while the state hoards over half-a-billion in unspent federal child care dollars.
Study: Mississippi tax laws place higher burden on people of color
Black and Hispanic Mississippians pay a larger percentage of income in state and local taxes than higher earning white Mississippians, a new study says.
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