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The GOP-controlled House and Senate passed competing “compromise” plans on Tuesday to eliminate the state income tax and raise gasoline taxe...

Dr. Randy Easterling speaks during a press conference advocating for Medicaid expansion and protection at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson...

Editor’s note: Errick Simmons is the third-term mayor of Greenville. This article is part of an ongoing Mississippi Today Ideas series showc...

A baby cried as Gwendolyn Chapman wrote down a question in precise pencil script. A former mayoral hopeful, Chapman was just another vot...

A Mississippi State University staff physician who had an inappropriate relationship with a graduate student who was also his patient remain...

County officials are continuing to tally damages throughout Mississippi, hopeful that the aftermath will qualify the areas for federal disas...

Marshall Ramsey: Boom! Mississippi Today.

House and Senate leaders on Monday evening unveiled new plans to eliminate the state income tax and raise gasoline taxes — charting a path t...

World War II veteran Medgar Evers, whom President Trump called “a great American hero,” has been erased from the Arlington National Cemetery...

Rape victims aren’t guaranteed a rape kit when they show up at a hospital emergency room – though it’s not clear how often they are turned a...

As the Mississippi Legislature stumbles into what is supposed to be the final few weeks of its 2025 session, it’s in a funk, caused primaril...

Marshall Ramsey: Forces of Nature Mississippi Today.

Senate Finance Chairman Josh Harkins gives an update on where negotiations stand on tax overhaul proposals in the Mississippi Legislature, a...

Former Gov. Haley Barbour finally said the quiet part out loud.During a recent speech to the Mississippi State University Stennis Instit...

Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S. this weekend, killing at least three people in Mississippi and damaging several communiti...

House and Senate negotiations over proposals to drastically overhaul Mississippi’s tax code appear to be at a standstill as lawmakers weigh...

Thousands remain without gas in Lee County after an Atmos Energy crew accidentally released high-pressure gas on Wednesday morning, injuring...

A bill that would make it easier for K-12 students to transfer to other public schools outside their home districts, one of the last “school...

Editor’s note: This essay is part of Mississippi Today Ideas, a new platform for thoughtful Mississippians to share fact-based ideas about o...

Mississippi women who work in government don’t get a single day of paid time off after giving birth or adopting a child. That’s about to cha...

In a shopping center known as the Northwest Junction sits a KFC, a wings restaurant, Rose’s, a discount shopping store, and a medical cannab...

Highly pathogenic avian influenza – commonly known as bird flu – has been detected in a commercial chicken flock in Noxubee County. Bird...

They play the SEC basketball tournament this week in Nashville. The weather calls for pleasant springtime weather until Saturday, when there...

The Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would increase the regulation and transparency of pharmacy benefit managers, which advocates argue w...

One of the state’s top basketball coaches, Tadlock overcame the loss of all five starters from last year’s championship team and losing his...