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The lieutenant governor’s removal of Simmons from the committee comes after Simmons, House Minority Leader Robert Johnson and Legislative Black Caucus Chairman Kabir Karriem wrote a letter to Hosemann and House Speaker Jason White saying they did not believe lawmakers should redraw political districts now.
Prediction markets let users as young as 18, including Mississippi college students, bet on everything from sports to what is said at a press conference, nonprofit director says.
An enhanced Fannie Lou Hamer Digital Driving Tour, which shares the Civil Rights leader’s Mississippi legacy with new audiences, adds a new site along with short videos, archival audio footage, archival news articles and photos.
Details about the new agreement, which still must be ratified by members of the Amalgamated Transit Union’s Local 1208, were not immediately available. Union negotiators said they had been seeking better pay and benefits.
Thursday was the deadline to file candidacy papers with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s Office for a Nov. 3 special election.
The Okolona school district had racked up a $1.25 million deficit by the time the state assumed control of it last year. The district had been operating at a deficit for six of the seven years that Novum Advisory, a private accounting firm, reviewed for the Mississippi Department of Education. An auditor for that firm […]
Will Maples, an agricultural economics professor at Mississippi State, said producers are “way ahead of where we were this time last year” with China promising to buy around 25 million tons of soybeans this year. But Maples cautions that input costs are still a huge drag on profit.
The UPSKILL Mississippi Grant Program will award $500 toward costs for eligible students to attend community college programs tied to high-demand jobs. The deadline to apply is Sept. 15. The program was initially slated to launch in spring 2027.
As Jacksonians gathered at the public green space of Smith Park Wednesday, they connected over rising healthcare costs, enjoyed free food and live music, and plugged into the “One Nation, Overcharged” national campaign network.
Mississippi has one of the highest third grade retention rates in the country. A related policy was a key part of the state’s 2013 Literacy-Based Promotion Act.
