Opinion

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 27, 2025

For Jackson’s Lumumba, running for mayor could worsen legal headache

Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba says he will seek re-election, but filing required campaign finance reports could worsen his legal predicament with a federal bribery trial on the horizon.

Opinion | Starla Brown •

January 27, 2025

Mississippi should give kids more education opportunities

As Starla Brown writes, universal access means students are not consigned to failing schools while the fortunate and well-connected leave.

Opinion | Susan Crabtree •

January 23, 2025

Battle lines drawn on Trump’s border crackdown

House Homeland Security Committee chairman Mark Green applauded the flurry of immigration restrictions Trump imposed on his first day in office.

Opinion | Sid Salter •

January 22, 2025

State governments braced for their share of President Trump’s mass deportation program

Columnist Sid Salter writes that local and state governments want to how much the President's deportation efforts will cost them.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 21, 2025

Broadcasting legend Paul Gallo passes away, leaves big mic to fill

If you were advocating for change, you wanted him on your side.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 17, 2025

House plan to eliminate income tax paints big vision, leaves big questions for Senate

The Mississippi House voted 88-24 on a comprehensive tax plan that aims to eliminate the state income tax. Now, the State Senate must grapple with big questions about cost, timing, and impact.

Opinion | Sid Salter •

January 15, 2025

Mississippi sporting a growing ability to recruit and land high-tech economic development prospects

The projects could transform how the rest of the country sees Mississippi and perhaps more importantly, how Mississippians see themselves.

Opinion | Bill Crawford •

January 14, 2025

Path for taxpayer relief getting more clouded

Columnist Bill Crawford writes that it will be interesting to see if Reeves, Hosemann and White can reach agreement on how much to cut in taxes.

Opinion | Sid Salter •

January 8, 2025

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

Wilson Golden draws strong parallels between the political careers of William Winter and Jimmy Carter.

Opinion | James McHale •

January 6, 2025

A modern MTAG for a stronger Mississippi workforce

MTAG was designed to help residents afford education beyond high school, but in its current form MTAG explicitly excludes many students.

Opinion | Bill Crawford •

January 6, 2025

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

Welcome to the complex multiverse of government finance, writes columnist Bill Crawford.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

January 5, 2025

Rediscovering gratitude in the New Year

We live in an age of negativity. Many pine for days gone by. Still, by almost every objective measure, Americans are more prosperous, with greater longevity and more opportunities than ever before.

News

News | Jeremy Pittari •

August 22, 2025

IHL Board initiates search for new Jackson State president

News | Frank Corder •

August 22, 2025

One dead, suspect in custody in Ingalls Shipbuilding shooting

News | Frank Corder •

August 22, 2025

Shooting reported inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula

Business

Business | Lynne Jeter •

August 20, 2025

Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone

Business | Lynne Jeter •

August 12, 2025

CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage

Business | Daniel Tyson •

August 11, 2025

What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?

Culture

Culture | Ben Smith •

August 22, 2025

Women’s archery growing in Mississippi

Culture | Susan Marquez •

August 22, 2025

Thacker Mountain Radio to highlight Mississippi Poet Laureate, songwriters in Ocean Springs

Culture | Alistair Begg •

August 22, 2025

As you have always obeyed

Opinion

Opinion | Lesley Davis •

August 22, 2025

Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

Opinion | Sid Salter •

August 20, 2025

Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy

Opinion | Philip Wegmann •

August 19, 2025

Opinion

For Jackson’s Lumumba, running for mayor could worsen legal headache

Mississippi should give kids more education opportunities

Battle lines drawn on Trump’s border crackdown

State governments braced for their share of President Trump’s mass deportation program

Broadcasting legend Paul Gallo passes away, leaves big mic to fill

House plan to eliminate income tax paints big vision, leaves big questions for Senate

Mississippi sporting a growing ability to recruit and land high-tech economic development prospects

Path for taxpayer relief getting more clouded

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

A modern MTAG for a stronger Mississippi workforce

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

Rediscovering gratitude in the New Year

News

IHL Board initiates search for new Jackson State president

One dead, suspect in custody in Ingalls Shipbuilding shooting

Shooting reported inside Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula

Business

Mississippi Cyber and Technology Center project marks major milestone

CoBuilders 2025 Launch Day: Mississippi’s innovation ecosystem takes center stage

What is Mississippi’s pitch to corporations looking to invest in the Magnolia State?

Culture

Women’s archery growing in Mississippi

Thacker Mountain Radio to highlight Mississippi Poet Laureate, songwriters in Ocean Springs

As you have always obeyed

Opinion

Sororities go woke – and taxpayers helped pay for it

Natchez’s Greg Iles saved his best writing for his reflective “Natchez Burning” trilogy

Trump vows Social Security will thrive for another ‘90 years’

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