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It is the question I get asked most no matter where I go: at a civic club, the barber shop, a tavern, the golf course, the grocery store or...

Deep South Today will receive a $2 million grant as part of a round of funding announced today by the American Journalism Project (AJP)....

Jan. 17, 1931Award-winning actor James Earl Jones with photos from two of his signature voice roles – Darth Vader in “Star Wars” a...

As Medicaid expansion remains a top political issue in Mississippi — and sure to be debated this legislative session — one group will be ad...

Gov. Tate Reeves will call a Thursday special session to ask lawmakers to appropriate $350 million in state funds to close an economic deve...

The Community Health Reporter will be a cornerstone member of our health team, which serves Mississippians with access to data, fact-findin...

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Jan. 16, 1959Credit: WikipediaThe Minneapolis Lakers met the Cincinnati Royals in an NBA game before a crowd in Charleston, We...

For years, Mississippians have been jailed without criminal charges while they await mental health treatment. This session, lawmakers w...

Arctic cold snaps like this one have always been Kryptonite to Jackson’s brittle water system. The post Marshall Ramsey: Cold Snap app...

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Mississippi Today political reporters Bobby Harrison and Taylor Vance discuss Gov. Tate Reeves’ inauguration and the committee assignme...

Many Mississippians are celebrating Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday as both a federal and state holiday.But in Mississippi, Monday...

In this episode of Mississippi Stories, Editor-at-Large Marshall Ramsey sits down with Denise Lafferty, Chief Strategy and Operations...

Jan. 14, 1963 Alabama Gov. George Wallace stands against desegregation while being confronted by U.S. Deputy Attorney General Nich...

A time-honored political adage is that “elections have consequences.”Tate Reeves was reelected governor in 2023 as a long-time opponent...

Jan. 13, 1990 Douglas Wilder, former governor of Richmond, Va. Credit: Courtesy of the National Park ServiceDouglas Wilder, wh...

The mother of an 11-year-old Indianola boy shot in the chest by a police officer is trying for the second time to hold the officer accounta...

After receiving criticism from JXN Water on Thursday, the state Health Department lifted the citywide boil water notice for Jackson on Frid...

Speaker Jason White on Friday appointed new people to lead the two House committees with jurisdiction over health policy, signaling a desir...

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Gov. Tate Reeves’ office says Mississippi won’t participate in a federal summer food program for children because of his desire to reject “...

The Mississippi State Department of Health issued a citywide boil water notice for Jackson on Thursday morning after finding E.coli during...

Most of the key chairs from the past four years will remain in place under the committee assignments announced Thursday by Republican Lt. G...

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