May 17, 2020. What we're going through is real, scary, and traumatic. Everybody has experienced this virus, and it seems that everyone is going through five stages of grief: denial, anger and bargaining. You can…
Booze, sports betting taxes eyed as revenue boosters
Herb Frierson, Revenue Commissioner, was formerly the chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. He presented a bulleted listing of reform ideas to a panel, which has spent the summer and fall contemplating a complete rewrite…
Bryant would delay spending BP settlement
The hot topic of the upcoming legislative session, which begins in less 50 days, is what to do about the $109 million that BP received from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon drilling incident. Bryant recommends that…
Can Longo’s offense work in SEC It has
Trust me, this is not because Longo hasn't coached at the NCAA FCS level. Football coaching is all about relative. Yes, Longo, 46 years old, will call plays against more talented players in the SEC…
Charter school backers near goal
Governor. Phil Bryant, Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, and other speakers spoke at the National School Choice Week rally just weeks before this year's legislative sessions. Some of their goals are now within reach, even though…
Clinton native returns to home stage with bravado…
This is the weekly 'Sip of Culture. It's a partnership between Mississippi Today Magazine and The Sip Magazine. Visit The Sip's website to see more stories like these or to subscribe to the magazine. Dexter…
Continental Tire The numbers behind the deal
Mississippi Today obtained a memorandum between the state and Fort Mill, S.C.-based Continental Tire the Americas through an open-records demand. It contains new information about the project, including its costs. The tax incentives that lawmakers…
Death row inmates claim win in case over…
Richard Jordan and Ricky Chase from Mississippi want this information in a civil-rights suit to stop Mississippi's use of a three-drug combination that they claim causes "a torturous demise" by conscious suffocation, internal burning, and…
Doors will close’ Library commission mulls state budget…
The state's general fund will provide nine percent less funding to the commission than last year. This money is used to assist libraries with distribution of federal and state funds, and oversight. The commission will…


