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…
The Rebel killer does it again
Bianco stated, "(Jake Mangum) has beaten us enough over years." "Somebody else was going have to do this tonight." Someone else did. Luke Alexander's double to the right field scored the winning run and the…
Senate candidates’ Kavanaugh views break along partisan lines
Kavanaugh seems to have the support of two state Republican senators, Roger Wicker of Tupelo (Roger Wicker) and Cindy Hyde-Smith from Brookhaven. This is despite allegations that Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a Maryland high school student…
Showdown this weekend between two powerful groups competing…
The Medicaid technical bill is at issue. It outlines how the agency will spend its $6 billion annual budget. Nearly half, or $3 billion, goes to companies that provide Medicaid coverage. The powerful Mississippi Hospital…
State delays approval of Jackson Public Schools plan
A meeting of the State Board of Education was held Thursday. Members decided to delay the approval of corrective action plans (or CAPs) from some districts because they needed further work. With the assistance of…
State tax collections solid to begin new fiscal…
The collection was $9.7million, or 2.5 percent more than the July 2017 amount. Or, July's collections were $9.7 million, or 2.5 percent more than the amount collected in July 2017. The official estimate is the…
Tempers flare at police shooting meeting, delaying final…
Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba formed a 13-member task force in April. They met at the Richard Porter Building downtown in order to finalize a policy. It requires that the city release within 72 hours the…
To fix funding mistake, Child Protection Services likely…
This move was made just days after Child Protection Services revealed a $39million hole in its fiscal year 2018 budget. It would make CPS a sub agency of the Department of Human Services. Jess Dickinson…
Vaccine exemption bill watered down to a study…
Andy Gipson (R-Braxton) announced that the Mississippi Vaccine Research Group would conduct research and "reach out solutions" to this issue during a Judiciary B Committee Meeting. This follows a contentious hearing on House Bill 1505,…