by Molly Minta, Mississippi Today April 3, 2023 A bill to substantially overhaul Mississippi’s college financial aid programs died in conference on the final day of the legislative session, joining a long list of failed efforts to update the decades-old grants....
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 31, 2023 The state of Mississippi’s racial wounds and sordid history were again thrust into full view at the Capitol on Friday as the House debated and passed controversial bills that would impose state control over the...
by Geoff Pender and Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 1, 2023 After bitter arguments, stalemates and blown deadlines the Mississippi Legislature pulled an all-nighter and passed a state budget of $7.6 billion early Saturday morning, the largest budget — not...
Recent weather events have safety on the mind of most Mississippians these days, but Atmos Energy focuses on safety all year-round. Did you know that the most common cause of outside natural gas leaks is digging or construction that disturbs natural gas pipelines?...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 2, 2023 As the Mississippi Senate recently was considering and passing legislation to provide $103 million for a grant program for the state’s beleaguered hospitals, Sen. Angela Hill, R-Picayune, asked a pertinent question....
BRUCE BOLT, a global leader of premium baseball and softball gear is pleased to announce today its partnership to support the nation’s largest autism research nonprofit, Autism Speaks along with Mississippi’s largest nonprofit provider of behavioral health,...