by Sara DiNatale, Mississippi Today March 13, 2023 Fewer Mississippians in mental health crises are stuck waiting in jail cells for a hospital bed each day than they were a year ago, but the state has yet to eliminate the troubling practice completely, according to a...
Last week, the Mississippi Construction Education Foundation (MCEF), the Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) and industry partners hosted the MCEF SkillsUSA State Championship construction competition inside the Trade Mart at the Mississippi State Fairgrounds....
Commissioner of Agriculture and Commerce Andy Gipson announced the inaugural Mississippi Hometown Rodeo Series to be held beginning this spring of 2023. This series currently includes eight rodeos throughout the state beginning in April, with others to be added as...
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today March 12, 2023 In 2012, his first year as speaker of the Mississippi House, Philip Gunn authored a resolution that would have made abortion illegal under the state constitution. House Concurrent Resolution 83 read, in part, “to...
Miss Mississippi Emmie Perkins and Miss Mississippi’s’ Teen Cameron Davis along with contestants across the state celebrated the Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service and Read Across America Week. Service is a pillar of the Miss America Organization and...
On March 7, 2023, the Mississippi House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 2212 with bipartisan support. Mississippi physicians are thrilled that eligible moms on Medicaid will now have 12 months of postpartum coverage after delivery. We thank all Mississippi...
