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Issues  |  Safiyah Riddle, Associated Press  • 
December 10, 2025

Rod Paige, nation’s first African American to serve as secretary of education, dies at 92

Former President George W. Bush announced Paige's death on Tuesday. Paige began his long education career as a football coach and later head coach at Jackson State University.
Issues  |  Frank Corder  • 
December 9, 2025

Mississippi near top of U.S. in wage growth

Mississippi's average weekly wage grew 5 percent, the second highest rate in the nation. Governor Reeves said, "Surely does not fit the narrative being pushed by certain members of the liberal press!"