by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 Mississippi parents can opt out of vaccinating their children for school on account of religious beliefs, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Halil Sul Ozerden on Monday issued a preliminary injunction in a...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 20, 2023 For years, Mississippi children were more likely to miss out on early childhood development screenings than anywhere else in the country. But after a $17-million federal grant and the work of a state health childhood...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 17, 2023 Donald Trump has not offered an endorsement in Mississippi’s Republican primary for lieutenant governor, but one of the candidates did have a recent fundraiser in what is essentially the former president’s home....
The Mississippi State Board of Education (SBE) has selected 10 semifinalists to serve as the SBE junior student representative in the 2023-24 school year. The SBE student representative program includes one high school junior and one high school senior who serve as...
Governor Tate Reeves today announced he signed a series of pro-mom and pro-life legislation. The legislation strengthens Mississippi’s adoption system, increases support for pregnancy resource centers, establishes a foster parents bill of rights, creates a task...
by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 A change to the Medical Cannabis law that requires patient applications for medical marijuana cards be processed more quickly is likely to be a challenge for state employees – at least for now. After months of dealing...
