Civics Field Guide - Mississippi Today
WEBFounded in 2016 as the state’s first nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, Mississippi Today’s roots in Capitol coverage have grown to encompass a myriad of beats beyond politics and policy, including education, public health, justice, environment, equity, and, yes, sports. Learn More. Mississippi Today’s Civics Field Guide, also serving as ...
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WEBSep 30, 2024 · Get an exclusive Marshall Ramsey cartoon each week. Subscribe to Marshall’s Mississippi — our free newsletter sent directly from the editorial cartoonist. Enter your email address or see our other free newsletter options. Mississippi Today invites you to take 10 minutes to voice your expectations and shape our newsroom’s future in our ...
Mississippi still has worst poverty, household income
WEBSep 14, 2017 · Mississippi also ranks highest for what the Census calls proximity to or depth of poverty. Nationally, the poverty rate has declined for three consecutive years, standing now at 14 percent. According to the data, Mississippi also has the nation’s lowest median household income, of $41,754 annually. In addition to having the lowest median ...
Anna Wolfe explains Mississippi welfare fraud case - Mississippi …
WEBDec 23, 2021 · by Mississippi Today December 23, 2021. Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe has been covering the state's sprawling welfare scandal for years. Nearly two years after officers from the Mississippi state auditor’s office made arrests in a sprawling welfare fraud scheme and turned their investigative files over to federal agents ...
This all-Black team in Mississippi's private academy league is …
WEBSep 2, 2021 · A new, then-strictly segregated sports league was formed. The Mississippi Private School Association (MPSA) has since become the Mid-South Association of Independent Schools (MAIS). And now, five decades later, the best football team in the league — and perhaps the best in the league’s history — is Greenville Christian, an all …
What the experts say about expanding Medicaid - Mississippi Today
WEBNov 10, 2022 · The studies on Medicaid expansion in Mississippi • Mississippi University Research Center/IHL, 2021: This analysis of the fiscal and economic impact of expansion was authored by state Economist Corey Miller and senior Economist Sondra Collins. It found expansion would add about 230,000 adults to Mississippi’s Medicaid rolls between …
Legislative Guide 2023 - Mississippi Today
WEBOutgoing House leader to hold hearing about state public defense system reforms. The outgoing leader of the legislative committee responsible for criminal justice issues plans to hold a hearing Thursday on how Mississippi provides constitutionally required legal services to poor people accused of a crime. by Taylor Vance October 9, 2023.
House passes bill that would change how public schools are funded
WEBMar 6, 2024 · House passes bill that would change how public schools are funded. A House of Representative member reads over a list of bills on the agenda in House chambers, Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024 at the State Capitol in Jackson. Credit: Vickie D. King/Mississippi Today. For the first time since 1953, Mississippi would not rely on an …
Struggling renters in Mississippi can now apply for assistance
WEBMar 29, 2021 · Mississippi is now accepting applications to help struggling renters, three months after then-President Donald Trump signed a massive COVID-19 stimulus bill, including $25 billion for rental assistance. On Monday, the same day the state opened the program, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention …
Gov. Tate Reeves replaces senior staffers after turnover
WEBJun 24, 2021 · Gov. Tate Reeves on Thursday announced staff changes, including a temporary chief of staff to replace Brad White, who was recently appointed director of the Mississippi Department of Transportation. Reeves has lost at least four senior staffers since becoming governor in January 2020: White, the chief of staff; Parker Briden, a carryover …