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September 9, 2022

Mississippi expands eligibility for monkeypox vaccine

The vaccine, a two-dose series, is available at nine designated county health department clinics. Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announces expanded eligibility for those recommended to receive the monkeypox vaccine. The updated eligibility criteria are intended to provide broader access to individuals currently identified at highest risk for infection. As of September…

Culture | Frank Corder •

September 7, 2022

UMMC’s Center for Gender and Sexual Minority Health at work in Mississippi

According to the Center, anyone over the age of 13 can make an appointment to see a provider within their TEAM clinic. As a state funded institution, it may surprise many Mississippians that the University of Mississippi Medical Center (UMMC) has a Center for Gender and Sexual Minority Health that was established in 2019. The…

Culture | Sarah Ulmer •

August 24, 2022

Biden announces student loan forgiveness plan, extends pause

The program will forgive up to $10,000 in student loans for some borrowers and cost taxpayers over $300 billion. Today, President Joe Biden announced a student loan forgiveness plan that would pay off up to $10,000 of student loan debt, per borrower, for those who make under $125,000 annually. For married couples who file jointly…

News | Anne Summerhays •

August 17, 2022

This week marks a year since the Taliban took over Afghanistan as the U.S. withdrew

Senators Hyde-Smith, Wicker comment on the one-year mark, expressing concern for the people left under the Taliban’s oppression. A year ago, twenty years after being removed from power in a U.S.-led invasion, Taliban militiamen swept into Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul. NBC News reported that at least 43% of the population is now living on…

News | Magnolia Tribune •

August 11, 2022

MSDH: Monkeypox vaccine available for high-risk individuals

The vaccine is available by appointment only at county health department clinics in the following counties: Lee, Panola, Leflore, Lowndes, Lauderdale, Adams, Hinds, Forrest, and Harrison. Today the Mississippi State Department of Health (MSDH) announces the expanded eligibility for monkeypox vaccine to reduce the spread of monkeypox in Mississippi. Mississippians with certain risk factors and experiences that…

News | Sarah Ulmer •

July 26, 2022

AG Fitch joins others to sue Biden administration over new guidance to withhold nutrition assistance from schools

The lawsuit claims the new guidance is based on sex discrimination for schools and programs that receive federal nutrition assistance. Attorney General Lynn Fitch and 21 other AG’s across the nation filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against President Biden and his administration. The lawsuit challenges a new guidance geared at withholding federal nutrition assistance from…

Culture | Anne Summerhays •

July 19, 2022

Federal court blocks enforcement of Biden Administration’s school, work transgender guidance

Last year, Mississippi joined 20 states in the lawsuit that challenges Biden’s expansive interpretation of anti-discrimination laws. Last week, a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee temporarily blocked the Biden Administration from enforcing new guidance on federal anti-discrimination laws. The court wrote Friday that, “in applying Bostock to…

Opinion | Guest Editorial •

July 1, 2022

WICKER: Republicans will continue to stand up to President Biden and defend women’s sports

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Title IX Protections at risk after 50 years on the books June 23 marked the 50th anniversary of Title IX, the landmark civil rights law that brought athletic opportunity to women across America. Passed in 1972, Title IX bans discrimination on the basis of sex in all schools, colleges, and universities…

Culture | Guest Editorial •

May 6, 2022

MCRAE: Don’t Go Broke Because They Went Woke

By: Treasurer David McRae I have done a lot of traveling across Mississippi in the last few weeks, and I am always surprised when at nearly every stop someone asks: What are you going to do about ESG? ESG is the wonky of all wonky issues, but it intimately affects almost every Mississippian. Short for…

Culture | Anne Summerhays •

April 22, 2022

Mississippi Equal Pay legislation signed into law

Governor Reeves was joined by Attorney General Lynn Fitch as he signed HB 770. On Wednesday, Governor Tate Reeves signed the Mississippi Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (House Bill 770), making Mississippi the last state to adopt an equal-pay protection law. The legislation is set to go into effect on July 1, 2022. The…

News | Frank Corder •

April 5, 2022

Hyde-Smith: I cannot in good conscience support the confirmation of Judge Jackson to SCOTUS

Senator Hyde-Smith says Jackson’s record indicates a readiness to legislate from the bench. As expected, Mississippi U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R) issued the following statement on Monday regarding her decision to vote against the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to serve as an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court as nominated by President Joe…

News | Guest Editorial •

April 1, 2022

WICKER: I will be voting “no” on President Biden’s SCOTUS nominee Judge Jackson

Submitted by Senator Roger Wicker Senator Wicker says meeting Judge Jackson did not alleviate his concerns that she has a far-left judicial philosophy. This past week, I met with Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson in my office to discuss her nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. I entered that meeting with serious concerns about her record…