Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, and Taylor Vance discuss several major issues that are being debated during the 2024 legislative session. Medicaid expansion, income tax...
Feb. 11, 1644 New Amsterdam depicted in a cartoon, circa 1642 Credit: Public Domain The first known legal protest by those of African descent in what...
Thick with irony is the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools’ contention that the provision of the Mississippi Constitution plainly stating that public funds cannot go to...
Feb. 10, 1989 Ron Brown became the first Black American to lead a major political party in the U.S. when he was elected chairman of the...
Duvan Perez spent time with his mother and siblings and liked to listen to music and work out at the gym. At night, he arrived at...
Representative Gene Newman, R-Pearl, says you can’t advertise to sell cocaine – and abortion should be the same. “It’s as simple as this. You can’t advertise...
Editor’s note: This list will be updated throughout the legislative session. It was last updated on Feb. 9. Somewhere around 3,000 bills are expected to be...
Ole Miss football great Patrick Willis was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame this week. Credit: Ole Miss Athletics Patrick Willis, the best linebacker...
Delta State University in Cleveland is seeking a new dean to lead the college of arts and sciences nearly three months after the faculty senate called...
Feb. 9, 1944 Credit: Courtesy of Warner Brothers Alice Walker, novelist and poet, was born the eighth child born to sharecroppers in Eatonton, Georgia. During her...
