Mississippi Edition

A teacher pay raise is one step closer to becoming law.

And, we hear a lawyer's perspective on renewed calls for justice for Emmett Till.

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The state House rolls out adjustments to its sweeping tax cut.

Then, we learn why a major medical association is speaking out against Mississippi's 15-week abortion ban.

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A bill to ban so-called "Critical Race Theory" in the state is now law.

Then, how you can access help with funeral expenses if you've lost a loved one to COVID.

And, the latest on a planned income ta…

We hear from a Ukrainian-American in Mississippi.

And, Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann weighs in on the latest from the state legislative session.

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It's been two years to the day since Mississippi's first COVID-19 case, and two years since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. We look at where it all started, how far we've …

A bill to expand postpartum Medicaid coverage dies in the state House of Representatives.

And, state Senator David Blount weighs in on the billion-plus dollars in federal dollars the legislature has y…

The war in Ukraine grows longer and bloodier. Military and civilian casualties mount by the hour as Russian forces press closer to the capital city of Kyiv. 

The United States has made clear it will n…

More from our conversation with former Mississippi Governor and U.S. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus.

And, Insurance Commissioner Mike Chaney weighs in on this year's legislative session.

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We look at how the war in Ukraine is resonating here in Mississippi. We'll hear what state leaders are saying, as well as what they're doing, and we'll explore what it all means for you and your fami…

A bitter fight in the state House over a proposed ban on so-called Critical Race Theory.

Then, a look at one of hundreds of Family Dollar stores temporarily shuttered after an inspection revealed dep…

It's time for pending legislation to get busy livin' or get busy dyin'.

Then, more than fifty years after the Jackson State killings, a look at violence on HBCU campuses.

And, how small business owne…

A proposed teacher pay raise survives deadline day at the buzzer.

Then, the State Economist projects how an income tax cut could affect the state.

And, we talk Critical Race Theory with a student leade…

Education and the legislature.

Then, the Jackson Police Department's new traffic checkpoint initiative faces a class-action lawsuit.

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We talk Black History with a Black history-maker herself: Attorney Constance Slaughter-Harvey.

Then, a rally in Brookhaven over an alleged unprovoked shooting involving a Black FedEx driver.

And, a b…

A look back-- and forward-- at Jackson's water problems.

And, we talk with Secretary of State Michael Watson in the wake of the state's settlement with a cryptocurrency app.

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The state Senate throws its tax cut proposal into the ring.

Then, we talk with U.S. Representative Bennie Thompson.

And, a new initiative from the Attorney General's office eyes a future without abor…

We return to our conversation with Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann.

Then, we talk with the producer of the new documentary film "Fannie Lou Hamer's America."

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Black history and football.

Then, we talk ways, means, and appropriations with Lieutenant Governor Delbert Hosemann.

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We check in on the legislature.

Then, an update on medical marijuana.

And, the Black Church and the pandemic.

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High winds and heavy rain projected for much of the state.

Then, the Mississippi Economic Council pitches its workforce development blueprint to lawmakers.

And, Mississippi State University prepares …