Mississippi Edition

Organizations that spent months advocating for Medicaid expansion are looking ahead to 2025 after efforts failed during this year's legislative session.

Then, a national workplace safety group says tw…

What changes to the public employee's retirement system could mean for local governments in Mississippi.

Then, it's economic development week in the state.

Plus, President Joe Biden is posthumously awa…

A new report outlines how prisons in Mississippi can allegedly pocket inmate welfare funds. 

Then, incoming college students are trying to sources of financial aid, but technical issues are plaguing t…

Mississippi courts have chosen to not intervene in a case where public funds are being allocated to private schools.

Then, Mississippi now joins Alabama as another Gulf South State that wasn’t able to…

A recently passed bill could prevent transgender Mississippians from using public bathrooms and changing spaces in public schools, universities and prisons.

Then, we continue our conversation with Mis…

Mississippi lawmakers have concluded the 2024 legislative session, and plans are already being outlined for next year. 

Then, we speak with Mississippi's leading doctor about the most pressing issues …

This year's legislative plans to expand Medicaid have died in Mississippi.

Then, NPR’s Tiny Desk has a new series host and producer-- Bobby Carter – Who got his start in radio at Jackson State Univers…

After months of debate, plans for expanding Medicaid in Mississippi may have ended for this legislative session.

Then, language barriers can prevent many people from voting. A new initiative seeks to …

The future of Medicaid expansion is on the line at the state legislature today.

From the Gulf States Newsroom, an abortion ban in Florida is set to go into effect today, severely limiting access for m…

A bill heading to the Governor's desk could add time to an expanded police presence within the capital city.

Then, water utilities in the South are notorious for poor customer service, leaving custome…

Mississippi lawmakers are sending a bill to the Governor that would create a new education funding formula.

Then, local organizers are calling for a ceasefire in Gaza as the war between Israel and Ham…

Lawmakers are running out of time to expand Medicaid benefits to the working poor as the session nears a close.

But Mississippi's Speaker of the House Jason White says he's still confident the state c…

Mississippi business leaders are calling for Medicaid expansion, but lawmakers remain deadlocked.

Then, how registering to be an organ donor can save lives.

Plus, Mississippi's dark history often gets …

 Mississippi legislators are trying to reach an agreement over Medicaid expansion as the session nears an end.  

Then, Nearly four in ten people, in the U.S. live in counties that have unhealthy level…

Almost 3 dozen people convicted of felony crimes in Mississippi could soon have their voting rights restored.  

Then, Law enforcement officials in Jackson say a federal program meant to address gangs …

A newly released report shows racial and ethnic health disparities are persistent across the U.S., especially in the deep south.  

Mississippi Tree farmers who lost forest land during last year's extr…

Civil rights advocates are seeking a way to restore voting rights to people who have served their time for convictions on certain felonies. 

Then, for the second day in a row, a coalition of activists…

A coalition of religious and nonprofit groups is rallying for full Medicaid expansion in Mississippi, calling it a moral imperative. 

Then from the Gulf States Newsroom: a former New Orleans police ch…

Attorneys claim a 15 year old student from Canton was physically assaulted by her school's resource officer.

Then, healthcare experts say getting pregnancy health screenings can greatly increase the s…

Some Mississippi lawmakers want to replace the federal health insurance exchange with a state-based one.

From the Gulf States Newsroom, crawfish prices skyrocketed this season. Farmers and fishermen a…