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Dispute Over Miss. Medicaid is Complex, Partisan
The Mississippi House voted Friday not to revive a Medicaid bill it killed in late January, leaving uncertainty about how lawmakers will debate the future of the program during the …
Vicksburg Mayor Faces Federal Bribery Charge
Vicksburg Mayor Paul Winfield was granted bond Thursday after being arraigned on a federal bribery charge that says he was caught in an FBI investigation while seeking a $10,000 bribe …
Parties Push 'Nonpartisan' Judges
Mississippi has nonpartisan judicial elections in name, if not in practice.
Heather Wagner
Heather Wagner credits her mother, Jane Philo, with inspiring her career in victims' rights law. Now retired, Philo spent 23 years working with victims of domestic violence in Biloxi, and …
Rob McDuff
Robert B. McDuff, 46, looks too rumpled and carefree to be about to argue the Democrats' congressional redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court in December. But, a cursory look …
Daniel Fuller
Daniel Fuller isn't your mama's English teacher. He knows getting students excited about 16th-century literature requires a little innovation.
coronavirus
12 Detainees, 7 Staffers Test Positive for COVID-19 at Hinds Detention Facilities
Twelve inmates and seven employees across Hinds County detention facilities have tested positive for COVID-19, Sheriff Lee Vance told the press last night.
Education
Audit: State Office Changed Dropout Records to Improve Stats
Mississippi's Department of Education failed to maintain an Office of Dropout Prevention for the last 10 years as required by state law and overstated its progress toward increasing graduation rates, …
coronavirus
Analysis: First Months Not What Reeves Expected as Governor
Republican Tate Reeves has made clear that his first six months as Mississippi governor didn't shape up the way he expected.
coronavirus
At Least 85 Vermont Inmates in Mississippi Prison Infected
At least 85 Vermont inmates housed in a Mississippi prison have been infected with COVID-19, the illness caused by the coronavirus, with about 90 tests still pending in what the …
Biz Roundup
Mississippi Invitational, New Stage Virtual Events and Fiber Internet for State Libraries
The Mississippi Museum of Art recently announced that it will host the Mississippi Invitational, which features contemporary artwork from around the state, in the fall of 2021.
Civil Rights
Home of Civil Rights Icon Evers Named as a National Monument
The historic home of slain civil rights leader Medgar Evers is now a national monument, the U.S. interior secretary and members of Mississippi’s congressional delegation announced Thursday.
Politics
Conservation Groups Sue Engineer Corps Over Yazoo Pumps
A coalition of conservation groups is suing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over a massive flood-control project in the south Mississippi Delta they say was hastily approved in the …
Biz Roundup
Mississippi Pickle Fest, Preserve the Pit and Fertile Ground Documentary
The Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum will host its annual Mississippi Pickle Fest on Saturday, June 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Miss. Ricin-Letters Case Headed to Grand Jury
A dust mask that tested positive for ricin also contained DNA from a Mississippi man suspected of sending poison-laced letters to President Barack Obama and others, an FBI agent testified …
City & County
Election Day Machine Snafus
Tuesday's municipal primary elections began by dealing with the county's new voting machines.
Justice
Manning Execution on Hold
Willie Jerome Manning came within a hair of being put to death Tuesday evening.
Suspect Faces 20 Charges in Mother's Day Shooting
The suspect in a Mother's Day parade shooting that wounded 19 people faces 20 charges of attempted second-degree murder, according to jail records.
FBI Monitoring Investigation of Candidate's Death
The FBI said Wednesday that it has been monitoring the state investigation into the death of an openly gay mayoral candidate in Mississippi, but the agency didn't indicate it had …
