by Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today March 29, 2023 The Republican leadership of the Mississippi Legislature has for years attempted to make it easier to remove voters from the election rolls. They finally succeeded with legislation that passed both...
by Julia James, Mississippi Today March 27, 2023 Four school districts are closed Monday as a result of the deadly tornadoes that made their way across the state over the weekend and killed 21 people, according to the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. The...
FEMA is urging a wide area of the country to stay alert and start preparing for weather risks from today into the weekend. The National Weather Service is predicting intense and widespread severe thunderstorms, including tornadoes in some areas. Remain alert, keep...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 28, 2023 At the beginning of the 2023 legislative session, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann announced a plan to save Mississippi’s failing rural hospitals. The first-term Senate leader proposed a hodgepodge of grants and programs...
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today March 28, 2023 Mississippi hospital leaders have been begging for help for months, and the Legislature has answered the call — though some advocates and lawmakers say it’s not nearly enough. Both chambers on Tuesday approved a $103.7...
Victims of severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes in Mississippi from March 24, 2023, to March 25, 2023, now have until July 31, 2023, to file various individual and business tax returns and make tax payments, the Internal Revenue Service announced today....