Overcrowding in state prisons is a problem. Hundreds of elderly and sick prisoners are a result of strict mandatory sentencing laws. This has led to large numbers of Americans living in prison for the very…
Mississippi is in need of donor breast milk…
Since 2017, De La Rosa has been with Mothers' Milk bank of Mississippi. De La Rosa started her career as a laboratory technician processing donated breast milk for premature infants in the NICU. She then…
Mississippi income tax cut fight heats up
Mississippi Today's political team discusses the rising tension over competing income tax proposals in the Senate and House. Many are concerned that all legislation could be in danger because the leaders cannot agree on details…
Mississippi in the Know Legislative Breakfast Series
Join Mississippi Today in person at Basil's Downtown in Jackson, or livestream to see the first event in the Mississippi in the Know series. It will feature a conversation with the Lt. Governor. At 8:00…
Mississippi House passes equal pay bill
House Bill 770 was passed by 111-5. It now heads to Senate where a similar bill, Senate Bill 2451 is also pending. Both bills would give the state an "actionable right" to any employee who…
Mississippi House passes anti-vaccine mandate bill
House Speaker Philip Gunn authored the bill as a response to the ongoing battle between those who oppose President Joe Biden's COVID-19 vaccine mandates. While some of these mandates were upheld by federal courts, others…
Mississippi HBCUs receive bomb threats on first day…
Nonprofit Mississippi News At the beginning of Black History Month, at least five historically Black colleges in Mississippi were threatened with bombings. Alcorn State University in Jackson, Mississippi Valley State University in Mississippi, Rust College,…
Mississippi employees face hardships while unionizing
The 23-year old went through several job interviews, where she shared her chosen name. She didn't get calls back. In May of that year, the Starbucks in her college town became a lifeline. Starbucks, a…
Mississippi doubles number of 4-year-olds in pre-K
Mississippi News is adding five early learning collaborations to its non-profit portfolio in August 2022, so that Mississippi's youngest learners can be served more effectively. The State Board of Education approved Thursday the creation of…
Mississippi divorce laws are irrevocably broken This bill…
This latest effort is part of an ongoing, often futile, effort to bring Mississippi’s outdated, misogynistic divorce law into the twenty-first (that's right 20th) century. Brice Wiggins, Judiciary A Chairman, has authored Senate Bill 26,43.…