State News
Work to revive voter initiative ongoing as session nears close
House and Senate negotiators say they are still working to reach an agreement to restore the state’s initiative process that allows Mississippians to bypass...
State News
Tupelo couple sues north Mississippi hospital for alleged balance billing
A Tupelo couple is suing a north Mississippi hospital and its affiliates over an alleged balance-billing scheme that cost them nearly $50,000. Balance billing...
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Mississippi’s largest hospital and insurer ‘not optimistic’ about reaching an agreement, leaving families in impossible positions
Brittany Brown of Madison was on the way to a photo shoot for her newborn son when she got a phone call from the...
Government
Mississippi legislators want to save money on prisoners’ health care. Reluctance to expand parole makes that tricky.
Reluctance to expand parole may have led Mississippi legislators to unwittingly sabotage an effort to save state money by shifting some incarcerated people’s health...
State News
‘From the ground up’: How one community-run program is getting more kids to college
Maple Smith has lived all her adult life in Greenville, save for the four years she spent in undergrad at Mississippi State University. A...
State News
Data: What do women in the South earn compared to men in 2022?
Mississippi is the only state to still not have an equal pay law, though it’s possible that will change soon. House Bill 770 and...
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Schools will receive grades this year, prompting mixed reactions from administrators
For the first time in two years, public schools will be graded on student performance, prompting excitement from some school leaders and frustration from...
State News
Mississippi Legislature passes equal pay bill. Advocates say it’s terrible
If Gov. Tate Reeves signs House Bill 770, Mississippi will no longer be the only state without an equal pay law on the books....
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Rising costs, contract work exacerbate nursing shortage for state’s safety net hospital
As part of efforts to address a shortage of...
‘A huge victory’: Minimum wage workers at USM get pay raise after protest
University of Southern Mississippi’s president announced a pay increase...