The Education Commission of the States has announced Mississippi as the 2023 Frank Newman Award for State Innovation recipient in recognition of the state’s laudable improvements in academic achievement among K-12 students. In 2013, Mississippi was ranked 50th in K-12...
By: Frank Corder While most of the focus in Mississippi politics is currently on state and legislative elections this year, the 2024 Presidential and Congressional primary elections are also quickly approaching. Mississippi’s 2024 Primary Election is set for March...
Commissioner of Insurance and State Fire Marshal Mike Chaney has named Chief Kelly Elliott as the Executive Director of the Mississippi State Fire Academy (MSFA). Elliott currently serves as Fire Chief for the City of Tupelo Fire Department and is a Mississippi Air...
In the 20 years since their inception, Choose Life Mississippi has raised $4 million to protect unborn children. 166,510 car tags have been sold to people across the state who share the same dream. This achievement is monumental and one that Choose Life Mississippi...
By Douglas Carswell The average person in Mississippi is 25 percent richer today than they were in 2017. In just five years, the per capita income in our state went from $36,902 to $46,248. Before you ask, those dollar amounts are in constant 2022 dollars. In other...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today June 22, 2023 For yet another year, Mississippi’s health system performance has been deemed the worst in the country. The comprehensive annual report from the Commonwealth Fund, a private health care research foundation, ranked...