Investigation

Investigation | John R. Lott, Jr. •

October 16, 2024

Stealth Edit: FBI quietly revises violent crime stats

Even as polls show that Americans are concerned about crime, the FBI and the media are making it difficult to see how crime rates have changed over the last few years.

Shad White

Investigation | Russ Latino •

August 13, 2024

White’s ‘Mississippi Swindle’ hits shelves, last nerves

Auditor Shad White's criticism of Attorney General Lynn Fitch and State Republican Party Chairman Mike Hurst has drawn sharp rebuke, with both describing 'Mississippi Swindle' as a "fiction." White's not backing down.

Newark Federal District Court where Keaton Langston will be sentenced.

Investigation | Russ Latino •

May 26, 2024

Family Tradition: Keaton Langston pleads guilty in $51 million Medicare fraud

A new trail of healthcare corruption that stretches from Mississippi to the mafia raises questions about the Biden family's involvement in related businesses.

Investigation | Sarah Fowler, The New York Times , Photographer Rory Doyle •

February 5, 2024

Big Companies Cashed In on Mississippi’s Water. Small Towns Paid the Price.

They vowed to fix water woes and save cities millions. But a New York Times investigation found the deals racked up debt and left many worse off than before.

Investigation | Frank Corder •

May 30, 2023

Contributions to sitting Public Service Commissioners raise questions

The Mississippi PSC has a complicated history with gifts and campaign contributions dating back over 30 years.

Investigation | Anne Summerhays •

May 23, 2023

Experts have serious concerns about Mississippi’s public defender system

Experts suggest Mississippi is failing to satisfy its Sixth Amendment duty to provide access to counsel for indigent defendants, costing counties millions and putting the civil rights of thousands in jeopardy. Andre de Gruy speaks rapidly. The Louisiana native turned Mississippi son is a man on a mission to change the world, or at least…

News

Voting Rights Mississippi

News | Frank Corder •

January 13, 2025

Bill of the Day: Donald J. Trump Voting Rights Restoration Act

News | Alanna Durkin Richer, Associated Press , Eric Tucker, Associated Press •

January 13, 2025

Judge clears the way for release of special counsel Smith’s report on Trump’s Jan. 6 case

News | Jeremy Pittari •

January 13, 2025

State Superintendent says public education must be “nimble” as Mississippi businesses, industries change

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

January 9, 2025

AI-related executive order signed by Governor Reeves

Business | Lynne Jeter •

January 8, 2025

Global venture capital firm gener8tor focuses on the Magnolia State

Business | Lynne Jeter •

January 7, 2025

Governor Reeves to sign AI executive order Wednesday

Culture

Culture | Parrish Alford •

January 13, 2025

As Egg on the Court looms, two guys are doing more for their teams at an important time

Culture | Robert St. John •

January 13, 2025

Holy smokes: Discovering barbecue heaven at Sacred Ground

Culture | C.H. Spurgeon •

January 13, 2025

Sit at the table

Opinion

Opinion | Sid Salter •

January 8, 2025

Mississippi ‘yellow dog’ Democrat remembers Carter’s moderate stance on race, strong faith

Opinion | James McHale •

January 6, 2025

A modern MTAG for a stronger Mississippi workforce

Opinion | Bill Crawford •

January 6, 2025

Legislators focus on $7 billion but will spend $28 billion