Skip to content
News
Business
Culture
Opinion
Issues
About
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Sponsorship
Y’all Archive
Search
Donate
News
Opinion
Business
Culture
About Us
Who We Are
Our Approach
Staff & Contributors
Issues
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 25, 2026
Lawmakers no longer exploring college performance-based funding, financial literacy this session
Bills to ensure confidentiality of NIL deals and create a last dollar scholarship program at state community colleges did move forward in the House.
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 24, 2026
Miss. Dept. of Education presents K-12 Workforce Development Plan
The plan aims to assist students in finding a career path. It takes into consideration the business needs identified throughout the eight regions of Mississippi.
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 23, 2026
IHL approves new degree programs, Center on Collegiate Gambling at Ole Miss
The Institutions of Higher Learning Board also recognized Governor Tate Reeves with the Karen Cummins Award for his efforts to improve education in the state.
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 20, 2026
Over $5 billion in K-12 education funding passed in the Mississippi House
The Mississippi House has sent the Senate appropriations bills that seek to provide $5,000 in teacher pay raises as well as raising the base student cost nearly $500 per student, among other provisions.
Issues
|
Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
•
February 20, 2026
Trump has other tariff options after Supreme Court strikes down his worldwide import taxes
The President says he will impose a 10% global tariff under a trade law that allows such duties for 150 days. After that, they can only be extended by Congress.
Issues
|
Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press
•
February 20, 2026
U.S. economy grows at 1.4% rate in the fourth quarter, slower than expected
A downturn in government and consumer spending contributed to the slowdown in fourth-quarter growth, the government said.
Issues
|
Frank Corder
•
February 19, 2026
Mississippi public school graduation rate rises to over 90%, dropout rate falls to 7%
Compared to the prior school year in 2023-24, the graduation rate for 2024-25 increased by 1.6 percentage points while the dropout rate decreased by 1.5 percentage points.
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 19, 2026
House Education Committee kills all but two Senate education bills
Neither of the bills dealt with education freedom. The House Education Chairman said he expected Wednesday's committee meeting to be the last for this session but "that's subject to change."
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 17, 2026
Lawmakers look to establish Hepatitis C, HIV Treatment Program for inmates
State Rep. Becky Currie said acting now is important as the spread of communicable diseases would cost the state more in the long run.
Issues
|
Daniel Tyson
•
February 17, 2026
Special session for education freedom reform “not off the table,” Speaker White says
Speaker Jason White called the 90-second Senate Education Committee hearing that killed HB 2 a “theatrical committee performance.”
Posts pagination
Prev
1
…
13
14
15
16
17
…
40
Next
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 16, 2026
House sends Maeghan’s Law, an amniotic fluid embolism reporting bill to Senate
The namesake of the bill was a Pearl River County mother who recently passed away while giving birth to her third child.
Issues
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
February 13, 2026
House looks to create state health insurance exchange
"We're going to help our employers provide insurance for our hardworking citizens, we're going to bring down medical costs and we're going to increase the number of insured in Mississippi," State Rep. Hank Zuber said.
News
News
|
Frank Corder
•
October 12, 2026
Callais decision causing headaches in Mississippi as special election and 2027 loom large
News
|
Jeremy Pittari
•
October 12, 2026
IHL extends commissioner’s contract, increases pay
News
|
Clara Turnage
•
October 12, 2026
Researcher using $7 million grant to create ‘self-driving’ lab at Ole Miss
Business
Business
|
Cass Rutledge
•
October 12, 2026
ALO investing over $176 million in Southaven for national distribution center
Business
|
Cass Rutledge
•
October 7, 2026
Huntington Bank investing over $40 million to modernize Tupelo operations center, regional headquarters
Business
|
Cass Rutledge
•
October 6, 2026
Westwin Elements investing $502 million to establish nickel refinery in Natchez
Culture
Culture
|
Robert St. John
•
October 12, 2026
Closing time at the Vatican
Culture
|
Alistair Begg
•
October 12, 2026
Justice, kindness, and humility
Culture
|
Matt Friedeman
•
October 11, 2026
The athletes of God
Opinion
Opinion
|
Roger Wicker
•
October 9, 2026
Permit reform act is a much-needed course correction
Opinion
|
Delbert Hosemann
•
October 8, 2026
Hosemann: It is time for Mississippi to ban all kratom products
Opinion
|
Sid Salter
•
October 7, 2026
Growing calls to suspend or eliminate federal and state gas taxes have consequences
All the latest delivered to your inbox!
Company
This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.
Email
(Required)
By joining our newsletter, you are confirming that you agree with the
Privacy Policy
Cat Title
|
Author
•
Date
Title Placeholder
