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…
A Mississippi clinic turned women away if they…
After a procedure at the clinic while she was still a student, she was left with a large bill that she was gradually paying. She said that she received a letter informing her of her…
Wiggins improperly used state campaign funds for congressional…
Wiggins answered a question by Mississippi Today last Wednesday that he wasn't aware of the issue and promised to investigate. Wiggins later replied in writing that he had discovered on December 3 that some congressional…
Anti-critical race theory bill signed into law
Nonprofit Mississippi News Monday's Governor. Despite opposition from many Black legislators, civil rights groups, and educators throughout the state, Gov. Tate Reeves has signed Senate Bill 2113 into law. This legislation seeks to ban critical…
Bills that survived or died on Feb 1…
A bill that dies on Tuesday's deadline does not necessarily mean it is dead. Another bill may still be alive and could be amended to address the issue that was addressed in the bill that…
Cheaper car tags help garner Democratic support for…
Normal thinking after such landmark legislation is to just leave it at that and send the proposal to Senate for consideration. Trey Lamar (R-Senatobia), House Ways and Means Chairman, requested that the bill's vote be…
Data Dive Who are your lawmakers
Look at the map below to see the state legislators by district in the Senate or House of Representatives.
Faculty say Alcorn’s new strategic plan does little…
Mississippi News Alcorn State University, a non-profit organization, has published a strategic plan. It aims to help the historically Black university with a land grant "achieve preeminence via transformative teaching and excellence in research." Alumni…
Grocery tax cut considered, but never acted upon…
These efforts don't go anywhere. The leadership of both the House of Representatives and the Senate had presented tax cuts plans earlier this session that included a reduction in the grocery tax as well as…