Statewide News
Report reflects few gains in state pre-K enrollment. Newer state data presents rosier picture.
by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 19, 2023 Enrollment and spending on pre-K remained relatively stagnant in the 2021-22 school year, according to a new national report. Newer state data shows...
Do we put too many people in prison?
By Douglas Carswell Mississippi, it is often said, has an incarceration problem. Our state locks up too many people for too long, we are told. Over the past two decades, Mississippi’s prison...
MDWFP Conservation Officers participate in National Boating Safety Week
As the summer boating season approaches, water enthusiasts across the state are preparing to hit the waterways. To promote boating safety and minimize accidents on the water, the Mississippi...
Presley’s campaign tracks Hood on issues, but welfare scandal could be difference
May 21, 2023 The similarities were striking as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley held a news conference at the state Capitol last week to unveil his ethics reform package just as...
Health care giant with dozens of facilities in Mississippi announces layoffs
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today May 17, 2023 Ochsner Health, which has dozens of operations in Mississippi, has announced it is cutting nearly 800 positions here and in Louisiana. But a spokesman...
Top GOP brass works to keep peace after Gov. Tate Reeves opines on lieutenant governor primary
by Taylor Vance, Mississippi Today May 17, 2023 Party leaders and campaign staffers scrambled this week after incumbent Republican Gov. Tate Reeves over the weekend appeared to suggest that only one...