Perspective
LESLEY DAVIS: Biden Administration Declares War on Biology — and on Women
RUSS LATINO: Partial Medicaid expansion better deal for state than full expansion
DOUGLAS CARSWELL: Is there still a chance for school funding reform?
RUSS LATINO: Medicaid expansion arguments crumble under mild scrutiny
BILL CRAWFORD: Speaker White reveals his good government conservatism
AP: Editorial Roundup: Mississippi
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
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: $3 million Mega Millions ticket bought in Corinth
AP: Mississippi restrictions on medical marijuana advertising upheld by federal judge
SH: Army Corps needs to stop killing & maiming dolphins for flood control, MS lawsuit says
SH: Army Corps downplays spillway openings that killed dolphins & oysters, MS Coast group says
Politics and Government
CL: Medicaid, education funding bills still up in the air in MS Legislature as deadline looms
CL: US Speaker coming to Jackson Mississippi Thursday
WJTV: Bill that closes PSC campaign finance loophole now law
CL: Religious leaders urge lawmakers to fully expand Medicaid in Mississippi
WLBT: Legislature considering creating a state-based healthcare exchange
WLBT: MDOT calls on the Legislature for more state funding
AP: Mississippi state budget is expected to shrink slightly in the coming year
AP: Medicaid expansion plans and school funding changes still alive in Mississippi Legislature
CL: Appeals court dismisses airport lawsuit, but Jackson mayor says legal fight will continue
WAPT: Primary runoff will determine what Republican will challenge U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson in November
Blog
JJ: Dear Judges: Do Your %&@$ing Job!
MT: Lawmakers work to revive MAEP rewrite, PERS changes as session nears end
MT: Medicaid expansion negotiators still far apart after first public meeting
JJ: Feds Create Carjacking Task Force
MT: North Mississippi business leaders urge Legislature to pass Medicaid expansion
MAG: Magnolia Mornings: April 16, 2024
MT: Magnolia Mornings: April 22, 2024
JJ: Bennie Thompson Wants to Strip Trump of All Secret Service Protection
MT: Legislative panels will consider restoring some Mississippians’ voting rights
JJ: Dau Mabil’s Brother Seeks TRO Over Remains