On this day in 1963, President John F. Kennedy delivered his first civil rights speech.
State revenue continues slide, but financial position remains strong
State collections would be much worse if not for a substantial spike in interest earnings due primarily to increased interest rates
Torture Accusations Could Lead to Civil Rights Case in Mississippi
Federal authorities investigating the “Goon Squad” in the Rankin Sheriff’s Department are seeking out more victims of brutality.
Speaker White wants to make it easier for Mississippi students to switch school districts
‘We want any public school student to be able to go to another public school without the home district being able to hold them against their will and the state portion of the per-pupil cost to follow that child,’ White said.
Mississippi Democratic Party calls for boycott of state fair after Gipson’s Trump rally
A successful boycott could have a large financial impact for Jackson and the state. The capital city’s largest annual event last year drew more than 500,000 attendees.
Back when boxing really mattered, and Ali was king of the world
Today’s question: Who is the current heavyweight boxing champion of the world? Someone asked me that recently. I had not a clue. Two or three decades ago, this would have been unthinkable. For most of this writer’s life, the world’s heavyweight boxing champion was among the most famous human beings on the planet. You, as […]
On this day in 1966
On this day in 1966, Ben Chester White was shot to death by Klansmen near Natchez, Mississippi.
Podcast: A look inside Speaker Jason White’s tax cut proposal
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender and Taylor Vance provide an overview of House Speaker Jason White’s plan to cut the state’s grocery tax and phase out the income tax.
On this day in 1963
On this day in 1963, Fannie Lou Hamer was jailed and beaten for defying segregation on a bus and at a restaurant.
Lawmakers can lower Mississippi’s sky-high grocery prices
California and Mississippi don’t have much in common, but the Golden State and the Magnolia State do have one similarity: high grocery prices.
On this day in 1953
On this day in 1953, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that segregation in restaurants in Washington, D.C., was unlawful.
College board seeks to dismiss lawsuit alleging sex discrimination in JSU presidential hiring
Ex-JSU VP can’t prove she lost out on the university’s presidency because she’s a woman, the college board says in response to her lawsuit.
MBI makes arrest following death of patient at state hospital
Keshawn Carpenter has been arrested and charged with murder in connection with the death, according to Lauderdale County Sheriff Ward Calhoun.