by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 Veteran state Rep. Nick Bain, R-Corinth, admitted defeat late Wednesday in his House District 2 reelection effort, becoming the seventh incumbent legislator to lose thus far in this year’s election cycle. Bain,...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 Brandon Presley, the Democratic nominee for governor, on Thursday called on his political rival, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves, to remove himself from any major decisions involving his administration’s ongoing effort...
The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) has invalidated 934 spring 2023 state assessment results after an investigation of testing irregularities in five districts and 12 schools. The invalidated tests represent less than two-tenths of 1% of the 578,515 tests...
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 Republican Rep. Jason White, heir apparent to the House speakership, said Medicaid expansion, long a bugaboo for the state GOP, will be on the table and at least thoroughly vetted as a solution to...
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today September 7, 2023 The leader of the Mississippi Democratic Party announced Thursday that Ty Pinkins, an attorney, will become the party’s replacement nominee for the ongoing secretary of state’s race. Democratic Party Chairman Cheikh...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today September 5, 2023 The 2022 historic teacher pay raise has been largely negated by the impact of inflation, according to a new report. Mississippi First, an education policy organization, published on Tuesday the findings from a survey...
