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WEBA Mississippi Today investigation shows millions in state dollars flowed to improve the north Mississippi neighborhood where top lawmaker Trey Lamar lives, and that he bought more land around the projects. Some of the work — including on a private country club golf course — appeared so over the top that local residents formed a….
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WEB2 days ago · Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau and Bobby Harrison discuss Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney’s recent proposal to change his office’s traditionally elected position to an appointed one. Chaney is not the first Mississippi elected official to suggest such a bold step, and the politics of the state could make this debate a fiery one in ...
Mississippi abortion law: an FAQ - Mississippi Today
WEBJun 29, 2022 · Health. FAQ: Abortion in Mississippi post-Roe v. Wade. by Mississippi Today June 29, 2022. Mississippi Today has compiled a list of questions in regards to abortion in Mississippi after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Mississippi’s trigger law banning abortions went into effect July 7, 2022. We will continue to update this FAQ.
Anna Wolfe, Author at Mississippi Today
WEBAug 1, 2024 · Anna Wolfe is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter who covers inequity and corruption in government safety net programs, nonprofit service providers and institutions affecting the marginalized. She began reporting for Mississippi Today in 2018, after she approached the editor with the idea of starting a poverty beat, the first of its ...
7 baffling things about Mississippi's welfare fraud scandal case
WEBAug 2, 2022 · The Backchannel. 7 baffling things about Mississippi’s welfare fraud scandal case. by Geoff Pender August 2, 2022August 1, 2022. Then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, left, gestures as he greets Gov. Phil Bryant after finishing his address to attendees at the Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss., Thursday, Aug. 1, …
How MDOC has fared under Tate Reeves and Burl Cain
WEBNov 2, 2023 · Last year, MDOC announced 10% salary increases for current correctional officers and case managers and increases in base pay for new employees. This brought the starting salary for corporal officers to $36,000, $40,000 for sergeants, $42,000 for captains and over $47,000 for majors. There were also benefits packages.
Struggling renters in Mississippi can now apply for assistance
WEBMar 29, 2021 · Mississippi is now accepting applications to help struggling renters, three months after then-President Donald Trump signed a massive COVID-19 stimulus bill, including $25 billion for rental assistance. On Monday, the same day the state opened the program, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and …
Mississippi Legislature 2022: Bills to watch
WEBJan 20, 2022 · The 2022 regular session of the Mississippi Legislature began Jan. 4 and is in full swing. After the Jan. 17 deadline to file general legislation, the House had 1,035 bills assigned to committee; in the Senate, 887. Spending and revenue bills face later deadlines. The deadline for each chamber to pass its own bills and send them to the other ...
What’s happened since welfare chief pleaded guilty to federal …
WEBSep 22, 2023 · John Davis, former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, sits with his defense attorney Merrida Coxwell, right, in Jackson on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Davis pleaded guilty to federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of …
Civics Field Guide - Mississippi Today
WEBFounded in 2016 as the state’s first nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, Mississippi Today’s roots in Capitol coverage have grown to encompass a myriad of beats beyond politics and policy, including education, public health, justice, environment, equity, and, yes, sports. Learn More. Mississippi Today’s Civics Field Guide, also serving as ...