2024 Recap - Mississippi Today
Mississippi Today in 2024 The Year in News From the continued fight for Medicaid expansion, the sentencing of the Goon Squad, more misspent tax dollars to the MLB draft coming to Mississippi—and the list goes on.
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Jan 18, 2025 · The Jackson State University football team celebrated their national title win with a parade through downtown Jackson.
Pediatric specialty clinic to close following settlement - Mississippi ...
Nov 15, 2024 · Mississippi has just under 18 specialty pediatricians per 100,000 children, the lowest rate in the Southeast and the third lowest in the country, according to data from The American Board of Pediatrics. The center served as a safety net for pediatric subspecialty care in 2022 when UMMC went out of network with Blue Cross Blue Shield, the state’s largest provider of private health insurance.
Jenifer Branning defeats Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens after ...
Dec 6, 2024 · Republican state Sen. Jenifer Branning of Neshoba County defeated incumbent state Supreme Court Justice Jim Kitchens for a seat on the state’s highest court, giving the state GOP a decisive win as they seek to tighten their grip on political and judicial power in Mississippi.
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Jan 6, 2021 · Podcast: Ray Higgins: PERS needs both extra cash and benefit changes for future employees. Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison talks with Ray Higgins, executive director of the Mississippi Public Employees Retirement System, about proposed changes in pension benefits for future employees and what is needed to protect the system for current employees and retirees.
The what-ifs and domino effects of Trump appointing some …
Nov 11, 2024 · Speaking of Reeves, some of the governor’s supporters have been talking up the possibility of him getting a Trump appointment. Reeves, in his second and final term, has publicly said he’s not interested in running for another office and it’s unclear what he would do after leaving office, after spending the last 20 of his 50 years in state government elective office.
How Jim Barksdale's $100M gift became 'Mississippi Miracle'
2 days ago · Twenty-five years ago this week, Jim Barksdale and his late wife Sally gifted the state of Mississippi $100 million to create a program aimed at boosting public school reading. Here's the behind-the-scenes story on the return on …
Mississippi Sports by Rick Cleveland - Mississippi Today
Rick Cleveland, a native of Hattiesburg and resident of Jackson, has been Mississippi Today’s sports columnist since 2016.His work as a syndicated columnist and celebrated sports writer has appeared in numerous magazines, periodicals and newspapers. Rick has authored four books and has been recognized 13 times as Mississippi Sports Writer of the Year.
Live election results: Mississippi Supreme Court, Court of Appeals ...
Nov 26, 2024 · Polls will close at 7 p.m. today as voters in central Mississippi choose a state Supreme Court justice and those in south Mississippi choose a state Court of Appeals judge in runoff elections.