Opinion

Opinion | Isaac Orr •

March 14, 2023

Mississippi can’t learn the wrong lessons from Winter Storm Elliot

Proposals to reduce the risk of power outages by building more wind and solar facilities are opportunistic attempts to “both sides” the reliability debate.

5th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Kyle Duncan.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 13, 2023

Free Speech? Fifth Circuit judge shouted down by Stanford Law School students and faculty

Fifth Circuit Judge Kyle Duncan received a cold welcome at Stanford Law School. In the latest campus attack on free speech, he was heckled by students before being lectured by faculty.

Opinion | Jameson Taylor •

March 12, 2023

Flipping the Script on Porn Peddlers

The Mississippi Legislature has hit on a compromise that will protect kids from harmful content and, also, reduce legal liabilities for libraries.

Opinion | Toren Ballard •

March 12, 2023

Who should decide what books are appropriate for children to read in Mississippi?

Anyone familiar with the legislative process understands how a narrow, limited, and even well-intentioned idea can spawn unintended consequences and morph into insidious governmental overreach.

Opinion | Rebekah Staples •

March 11, 2023

MAEP Rewrite: A Conversation Worth Having

Rushed efforts to achieve short-term political wins usually don’t produce long-term positive results.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 10, 2023

Friday ‘Sip: Property Taxes, Media Glass Houses, Mostly Peaceful Protests

This Week: Potential property tax hikes in MAEP revisions, New Jan. 6 footage, Ruling on Lumumba's veto power, & Media glass houses.

Opinion | Douglas Carswell •

March 9, 2023

What the MAEP are our lawmakers up to?

The Mississippi Senate's short-term virtue signaling is not the long-term thinking the state needs to raise education standards.

Opinion | Sid Salter •

March 8, 2023

Remembering Keady: Federal judge dismantled Southern ‘plantation’ prisons

Until federal court intervention, the Parchman farm was operated as a state-owned plantation farming operation with a strong profit motive.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 8, 2023

All Hail MAEP, Patron Saint of Education Funding

In discussions about education funding, state leaders should focus on student outcomes, not dogmatic loyalty to an equation.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 5, 2023

Presley’s Path to Governor’s Mansion is Narrow

For Presley, it ultimately comes down to this: winning Republicans will require proving a degree of conservatism. This will likely lose some Democratic voters, along with the Democratic money needed to compete. On the flipside, not trying to win over some Republican voters is electoral suicide in Mississippi. It’s quite the Catch-22.

Opinion | Joshua Spivak •

March 3, 2023

Expanding Mississippi’s quasi-recall law to local officials could give voters more of a voice

Recall elections have been a popular, if sporadically used, tool throughout the country.

Opinion | Russ Latino •

March 3, 2023

Friday ‘Sip: Presley’s Precarious Path, Trust the Science, Tesla, Student Loan Forgiveness

Presley's non-answer on transgender bill, when trusting the science goes wrong, saying "no" to Tesla, Supremes on student loan forgiveness.

News

News | Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press •

May 1, 2026

Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

News | Daniel Tyson •

May 1, 2026

Federal judge temporarily blocks new Metro Jackson Water Authority

News | Magnolia Tribune •

May 1, 2026

Magnolia Mornings: May 1, 2026

Business

Business | Frank Corder •

April 23, 2026

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Business | Frank Corder •

April 22, 2026

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Business | Frank Corder •

April 17, 2026

Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores

Culture

Culture | Marilyn Tinnin •

May 1, 2026

The tragic history of Windsor

Culture | Alistair Begg •

May 1, 2026

A disciple of Christ

Culture | Susan Marquez •

April 30, 2026

Rediscover the original Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg

Opinion

Opinion | Susan Crabtree •

May 1, 2026

U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree

Opinion | Russ Latino •

April 29, 2026

U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi

Opinion | Sid Salter •

April 29, 2026

Opinion

Mississippi can’t learn the wrong lessons from Winter Storm Elliot

Free Speech? Fifth Circuit judge shouted down by Stanford Law School students and faculty

Flipping the Script on Porn Peddlers

Who should decide what books are appropriate for children to read in Mississippi?

MAEP Rewrite: A Conversation Worth Having

Friday ‘Sip: Property Taxes, Media Glass Houses, Mostly Peaceful Protests

What the MAEP are our lawmakers up to?

Remembering Keady: Federal judge dismantled Southern ‘plantation’ prisons

All Hail MAEP, Patron Saint of Education Funding

Presley’s Path to Governor’s Mansion is Narrow

Expanding Mississippi’s quasi-recall law to local officials could give voters more of a voice

Friday ‘Sip: Presley’s Precarious Path, Trust the Science, Tesla, Student Loan Forgiveness

News

Trump signs bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, ending record shutdown

Federal judge temporarily blocks new Metro Jackson Water Authority

Magnolia Mornings: May 1, 2026

Business

Mississippi companies invited to participate in 2026 Southeastern U.S.–Canadian Provinces Conference

Corderill investing $100 million at Meridian data center campus

Walmart announces plan to remodel 19 Mississippi stores

Culture

The tragic history of Windsor

A disciple of Christ

Rediscover the original Solly’s Hot Tamales in Vicksburg

Opinion

U.S. Secret Service Chief says Hilton site was ‘set up perfectly,’ critics disagree

U.S. Supreme Court’s voting rights decision carries big implications for Mississippi

Reeves’ decision to preemptively call a special session for judicial redistricting is shrewd

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