Perspective
SID SALTER: In Medicaid Debate, Look at Rapidly Increasing Rural Mortality Rates
ADAM GANUCHEAU: Thank you, Mississippi taxpayers, for funding Medicaid expansion in 40 other states
BILL CRAWFORD: Bill Crawford: Senate Votes for Dog to Catch Runaway Car
RUSS LATINO: Fixing PERS in 5 ‘not so easy’ steps
BILL CRAWFORD: Will Signature Achievements Occur During Legislative Session?
RUSS LATINO: PERS inaction amounts to fiddling while Rome burns
ADAM GANUCHEAU: Gov. Tate Reeves loses ground in his war against Medicaid expansion
BILL CRAWFORD: Legislature, not Local Governments, Should Fund $26B PERS Gap
BOBBY HARRISON: Even Sen. Roger Wicker is not conservative enough for much of northeast Mississippi
GEOFF PENDER: Hospitals, business leaders suffering FOT — Fear of Tate — on Medicaid expansion
State News
MBJ: Mississippi fighting national doctor shortage
MBJ: Magnolia State tourists spent $7.5B in 2023
WSJ: A Visit to a Historic Mississippi Port Reveals a Small Town With New Stories to Tell
SH: Casino revenue down on the MS Coast, and even bigger trouble is brewing. See why
WTVA: Procession to be held for two fallen Mississippi National Guardsmen
AP: University pauses its effort to remove ‘Women’ from its name
DJ: $3 million Mega Millions ticket bought in Corinth
AP: Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge
SH: Army Corps needs to stop killing & maiming dolphins for flood control, MS lawsuit says
SH: Army Corps downplays spillway openings that killed dolphins & oysters, MS Coast group says
Politics and Government
CL: Religious leaders urge lawmakers to fully expand Medicaid in Mississippi
WLBT: Legislature considering creating a state-based healthcare exchange
WLBT: MDOT calls on the Legislature for more state funding
AP: Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year
AP: Medicaid expansion plans and school funding changes still alive in Mississippi Legislature
CL: Appeals court dismisses airport lawsuit, but Jackson mayor says legal fight will continue
WAPT: Primary runoff will determine what Republican will challenge U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in November
CL: Mississippi Medicaid expansion bill likely heading to added committee for compromise
CL: Mississippi Senate Medicaid expansion bill would reduce number of people it would benefit
FNC: Mississippi hits BlackRock with cease and desist, threatens massive fine over ESG policies
Blog
JJ: Sentenced Reduced for David Lane
MAG: New research program at Ole Miss to determine effects of medical cannabis use
MT: Wingate orders release of SNAP data for JXN Water discounts
JJ: A True Tale of Evil
MAG: Lawmakers update Public Service Commissioner campaign finance law
MT: If Legislature fails to pass education budget, rivals Hood, Reeves agreed in past schools would still be funded
MT: Meet the six people negotiating a final Medicaid expansion bill at the Capitol
MAG: Progressives should be ‘inspired’ by House education funding formula
MT: Podcast: Medicaid expansion, other issues could make end of 2024 session chaotic
JJ: Here We Go Again