Statewide News
Seek mental health help because you’re strong.
by Wendy Bailey, Executive Director, Mississippi Department of Mental Health In Mississippi, one of the most powerful forces preventing someone from seeking mental health treatment is stigma - the...
NAACP files lawsuit arguing House Bill 1020 violates US Constitution
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 23, 2023 The ink was barely dry on Gov. Tate Reeves’ signature of legislation designed to create a separate judicial and law enforcement district within...
Rejected State Supt. Robert Taylor says the situation ‘puts a stain on the state’
by Julia James, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Two weeks after being rejected by the Senate to serve as state superintendent, Robert Taylor defended his record of improving schools and said his...
For the eighth time, U.S. Supreme Court delays hearing state’s felony suffrage case
by Bobby Harrison, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 The United States Supreme Court has postponed for the eighth time this year a decision on whether to hear a case challenging the constitutionality...
Chris McDaniel returns questionable campaign donations, shuts down PAC. Hosemann complaint with AG pending
by Geoff Pender, Mississippi Today April 18, 2023 Lieutenant governor candidate Chris McDaniel has reported returning legally questionable large donations from a Virginia dark-money nonprofit, and...
Mississippi has the highest childhood vaccination rate in the country. That may be about to change.
by Devna Bose, Mississippi Today April 19, 2023 Mississippi parents can opt out of vaccinating their children for school on account of religious beliefs, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District...