Politics
Infamous Ex-Angola Warden Is Reeves' Choice To Lead Beleaguered Mississippi Prisons Burl Cain, the infamous ex-warden of Louisiana’s Angola prison, is Gov. Tate Reeves’ choice to lead the Mississippi Department of Corrections out of the morass in the state’s prisons that the governor inherited at the start of his term, a …
Reeves: New Corrections and Public Safety Leaders, Still No Nursing Home Names Gov. Tate Reeves is expected to announce new leadership for the Mississippi Department of Corrections and the Department of Public Safety today, bringing new oversight to the two state agencies.
Governor Tate Reeves Releases Guidelines for In-Person Worship Services Today, Governor Tate Reeves released social distancing and sanitation guidelines for in-person worship services to safely resume across Mississippi.
Governor Reeves Announces Interim Director for Mississippi Development Authority Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced that John Rounsaville will lead the Mississippi Development Authority as Interim Director to continue growing our state's economy and win business for Mississippi.
Mayor Lumumba Eases Restrictions on Businesses; Urges Continued Vigilance Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is slowly re-opening the Capital City following months of lockdown due to COVID-19, while acknowledging that data does not yet reflect that Jackson or the State of Mississippi has experienced a decline in the rate of …
Governor Tate Reeves Amends Safer At Home Order to Safely Reopen Tattoo Parlors Today, Governor Tate Reeves announced the next step for Mississippi to continue safely reopening the state's economy and getting people back to work while flattening the curve of COVID-19.
COVID-19 Cases Crest Above 10,000 in State, Rare Complications in Children Found Mississippi reached a grim new milestone in the spread of COVID-19 across the state on Thursday, as the Mississippi State Department of Health announced the total count of detections has topped 10,000 as of late Wednesday.
How to Spend Siemens Settlement Creates Ruckus Between Mayor, Council How the City of Jackson will spend the $89.8 million recovered in the Siemens settlement has generated a ruckus between the mayor and the Jackson City Council.
Legislature Sends $300 Million in Relief Funds to Mississippi Small Businesses The Mississippi Legislature passed a $300-million stimulus bill directed at Mississippi’s small businesses on Wednesday night, putting a declarative end to the debate over who would appropriate $1.25 billion in CARES Act funds, and how to administer the money.
‘Stay Safe Jackson’ Order Reopens Capital City Due to Effect of State Order on Businesses The capital city is headed into the first phase of reopening for two weeks starting Saturday, May 16, when Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s “Stay at Home” executive order lapses.
‘We Have Not Met Our Peak’: Dr. LouAnn Woodward on UMMC’s Battle Against COVID-19 LouAnn Woodward spoke to the Jackson Free Press about the breakthroughs in testing and treatment at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, as well as the state's larger coronavirus strategy.
Road to a Gentleman’s Surrender: Gov. Tate Reeves Strikes Hard, Then Bows to Legislature To hear it from (Tate) Reeves, the Legislature fiddled while Mississippi burned, gambling with the lives and livelihoods of its people through unnecessary legalistic dissembling.
PUBLISHER'S NOTE: We’re All Living in Tate Reeves’ Pottery Barn Now As Gov. Tate Reeves learned this past week, the most powerful public office in Mississippi isn't actually that of governor.
COVID-19 Update: Hospitalizations Down, Almost Half State Deaths in Care Facilities State Health Officer Thomas Dobbs displayed cautious optimism at yesterday’s coronavirus presser, based on a slackening in hospitalizations statewide.
OPINION: Sick and Tired: What It Feels Like to Be Black in America Columnist Duvalier Malone writes that well-intentioned white people must “step outside the bubble of your white privilege” to make a real difference for black Americans’ equality and safety.