Voter Reform Urgent, Local Women’s Group SaysPeople filled every seat in Refill Cafe on May 17 as Willie Jones, president of Women for Progress, held an open forum to discuss solutions to combat voter apathy and reform the voting process in Mississippi.
Mississippi Republicans Vote Against LGBT Civil Rights BillU.S. Rep. Steven Palazzo, a Republican who represents Mississippi's 4th District, hearkened back to some familiar hyperbole on Friday as he blasted the Democratic-controlled Congress for passing the Equality Act.
Teachers Vent Frustrations and Share Ideas at Hughes TownhallOn the penultimate day of Mississippi's 2019 legislative session, state leadership dropped an amended version of an appropriations bill for state construction projects on lawmakers just 23 minutes before asking them to take a vote.
Mississippi Group Floats 'Medicaid Reform' Plan to Woo RepublicansThe Mississippi Hospital Association unveiled a proposal called "Mississippi Cares" that, like Medicaid expansion, would insure around 300,000 more adults in the state, ages 19-64 who earn up to 138% of the federal poverty level.
Waller Exceeds Fundraising Expectations in GOP RaceRepublican Bill Waller raised more than half a million dollars in his first two months in the race for governor, his campaign announced in a press release on Tuesday.
Louisiana 'Heartbeat Bill' Relies on Mississippi Taxpayers' Legal DefenseThe Louisiana Senate passed a six-week abortion ban modeled after the one Mississippi passed in March, but with one caveat: If the Louisiana one becomes law, it will not go into effect unless Mississippi's fetal heartbeat law survives a federal …
As Mississippi Evades Measles, Activists Want Vaccine ExemptionsMississippians need not worry about developing measles after an infected Tennessee traveler exposed diners at a Hattiesburg fast food restaurant last month, the Mississippi State Department of Health says.
Mississippi Women Could Benefit Most from Lift on SNAP BanMississippi women stand to gain the most now that the U.S. government will no longer be able to bar state residents with felony drug convictions from receiving federal food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP.