Explore more Articles in
State News
Columbus Students Commemorate Local Emancipation, Freedom Summer In Local Celebration
COLUMBUS, Miss.—The summer after his sophomore year at Amherst College in June 1964, Peter Norall joined the Freedom Summer efforts in Columbus, Miss., to...
Columbus Students Commemorate Local Emancipation, Freedom Summer In Local Celebration
COLUMBUS, Miss.—The summer after his sophomore year at Amherst College in June 1964, Peter Norall joined the Freedom Summer efforts in Columbus, Miss., to...
Reeves celebrates Medicaid expansion dying as Hosemann questions governor’s numbers
Mississippi lawmakers were unable to come to terms on a plan to expand Medicaid during the recently ended session, and Gov. Tate Reeves wasted no time celebrating what he believes to be a victory. In a lengthy social media post following Tuesday’s official sine die, the Republican governor who often...
The post Reeves celebrates Medicaid expansion dying as Hosemann questions governor’s numbers appeared first on SuperTalk Mississippi.
Report: Mississippi’s unemployment rate reaches new record low
Mississippi has experienced yet another record-low unemployment rate, Gov. Tate Reeves announced on Friday. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that Mississippi’s unemployment rate reached 2.8% in April — the lowest percentage ever seen by the state. Reeves attributed gains the state has amassed in education and private investments...
The post Report: Mississippi’s unemployment rate reaches new record low appeared first on SuperTalk Mississippi.
State News
Defendant: Gov. Tate Reeves should be target of welfare lawsuit — not in charge of it
A defendant in Mississippi’s civil lawsuit to recoup millions in misspent welfare money is asking the court to examine whether Gov. Tate Reeves is...
State News
EAC, Secretary Watson designate today as Help America Vote Day, National Poll Worker Recruitment Day
This day of action is meant to assist poll worker recruitment efforts throughout Mississippi and across the nation.
In conjunction with the U.S. Election Assistance...
State News
CDC releases new COVID-19 federal guidelines
The new guidelines ease up on COVID restrictions, including some that have been around since the start of the pandemic.
Last week, the Centers for...
State News
Time for a better trade-off on K-12 testing
Economist Thomas Sowell once noted that there are no solutions; there are only trade-offs. “You try to get the best trade-off you can get;...
State News
The Mississippi Book Festival is back on at the State Capitol
After a two year break due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the state’s best Literary Lawn party is returning to the Mississippi State Capitol.
The festival...
State News
Police investigation into Ole Miss student killing: Timeline, what we know so far
On Aug. 9, Oxford police testified for the first time to the evidence used to charge 22-year-old Sheldon Timothy Herrington Jr. for the murder...
