by Will Stribling Anti-tobacco groups in Mississippi and across the country are observing “No Menthol Sunday” this weekend as part of their efforts to turn people away from smoking and highlight how menthol-flavored cigarettes harm public health. According...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today May 19, 2023 Enrollment and spending on pre-K remained relatively stagnant in the 2021-22 school year, according to a new national report. Newer state data shows that enrollment has increased significantly this school year because of...
By Douglas Carswell Mississippi, it is often said, has an incarceration problem. Our state locks up too many people for too long, we are told. Over the past two decades, Mississippi’s prison population has in fact fallen. In January 2014 the prison population of...
As the summer boating season approaches, water enthusiasts across the state are preparing to hit the waterways. To promote boating safety and minimize accidents on the water, the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks (MDWFP) will be participating in...
May 21, 2023 The similarities were striking as Democratic gubernatorial candidate Brandon Presley held a news conference at the state Capitol last week to unveil his ethics reform package just as Jim Hood did in 2019. Both also blistered their Republican opponent,...
by Kate Royals, Mississippi Today May 17, 2023 Ochsner Health, which has dozens of operations in Mississippi, has announced it is cutting nearly 800 positions here and in Louisiana. But a spokesman for the health care giant would not say how many of the eliminated...
