Author: Mississippi Today - Page 6 | Daily Leader

Sports

Vols end USM’s magical season, Berry’s remarkable career

BY RICK CLEVELAND MISSISSIPPI TODAY HATTIESBURG — Southern Miss fans didn’t want it to end, not the Super ... Read more

News

Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case could aid election lawsuits in Mississippi

Lawsuits alleging that Mississippi’s legislative and judicial districts dilute Black voter strength could be bolstered by a recent ... Read more

News

Nation’s debt default would hurt Mississippi’s already fragile jobs market more than most

Mississippi’s already lackluster employment numbers would be impacted more than most states if Congress does not raise the ... Read more

News

Gov. Bryant promised to release ‘all’ his welfare scandal-related texts. But some key ones are missing.

Former Gov. Phil Bryant opted Thursday to release hundreds of pages of text messages with figures in the ... Read more

State/National News

Reeves signs ‘culture of life’ post-Roe bills, says Mississippi is ‘beacon on the hill’ for other states

Gov. Tate Reeves in a ceremony Wednesday signed into law the last three of a handful of bills ... Read more

News

Health Department increases medical marijuana staffing as law change calls for quicker patient application turnaround

A change to the Medical Cannabis law that requires patient applications for medical marijuana cards be processed more ... Read more

News

Bill to revamp financial aid dies in 2023 session

A bill to substantially overhaul Mississippi’s college financial aid programs died in conference on the final day of ... Read more

News

Lawmakers pass largest budget in state history

No tax cuts or refunds, more for schools and roads   After bitter arguments, stalemates and blown deadlines ... Read more

News

Lawmakers pass ‘voter purge’ bill that could keep some Mississippians from voting

The Republican leadership of the Mississippi Legislature has for years attempted to make it easier to remove voters ... Read more

News

Lawmakers miss deadline to pass state budget, will likely extend session

Mississippi lawmakers missed a Monday night deadline to complete their budget work and now will have to extend ... Read more