Government

Senators Introduce Ole Miss 175th Anniversary Resolution

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.), joined by Ole Miss alumni U.S. Senators Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), today introduced a resolution commemorating...

Alyssa Schnugg - November 15, 2023

Six Years ago Began the Saga Leading to Stinging Education Loss for State’s Leaders

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Six years ago this week, House Speaker Philip Gunn and then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves held a surprise news conference to announce...

Today is National Voter Registration Day

The League of Women Voters Oxford/North Mississippi is partnering with Lafayette County Circuit Clerk Jeff Busby, Delta Tau Sigma sorority, and the UM Division...

Applications Open for Teacher Loan Repayment Program

By Molly Minta Mississippi Today Mississippi has opened applications for first-year teachers to apply for loan repayment funds on a first-come, first-serve basis with priority given...

Brandon Presley, A Potential Candidate for Governor, Boasts List of Noteworthy Campaign Donors

By Bobby Harrison Mississippi Today Brandon Presley of Nettleton will host a political fundraiser on Thursday featuring a diverse and noteworthy group of donors — especially...

Gov. Tate Reeves Inspired Welfare Payment Targeted in Civil Suit, Texts Show

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today Credit: Photo Illustration by Zack Orsborn Mississippi’s former welfare director said he was acting on behalf of then-Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, text...

Three Arrested for Fraud in Yalobusha County

Today State Auditor Shad White announced former Coffeeville School District Superintendent Vivian Robinson and co-conspirators Melissa Nance and Tammy Briggs have been arrested on...

Gov. Phil Bryant Directed $1.1M Welfare Payment to Favre, Defendant Says

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today Former Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant instructed his wife’s friend — whose nonprofit was receiving millions in subgrants from the welfare department...

Records Show Reeves Staff Did Sparse Analysis to Draft Post-Roe Agenda

By Anna Wolfe Mississippi Today In preparing for the next phase of the “pro-life agenda” following the fall of Roe v. Wade, Gov. Tate Reeves boasted...

District 1 U.S. House Primary Results

Editor's Note: Updated to show Lafayette County numbers In the District 1 U.S. House of Representative Republican primary Tuesday, Congressman Trent Kelly took 90 percent...

State Auditor Issues Civil Demand on Former DHS Deputy Director

The Office of State Auditor Shad White served a civil demand for $3,648,557 Thursday on former Deputy Director of the Mississippi Department of Human...