Private schools have been receiving the state tax credit money since 2020 with limited accountability on how the money is spent.
Here’s where to read the full Pulitzer Prize finalist seven-part 2023 series, which has continued into 2024 with details about the Rankin County “Goon Squad.”
Mississippi Today’s “Unfettered Power: Mississippi Sheriffs” investigation has been named a finalist for the 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting.
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Former New Orleans Saints quarterback and Mississippi legend Archie Manning believes the drafting of Spencer Rattler was a wise choice.
On this day in 1983, a federal judge sentenced Raymond Bledsoe to life for beating Black jazz saxophonist Steven Harvey to death in a Kansas City park.
Mississippi Today’s Adam Ganucheau, Bobby Harrison, Geoff Pender, and Taylor Vance discuss the breakdown of Medicaid expansion negotiations in the Legislature.
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On this day in 1917, Eugene Jacques Bullard became the first Black American combat pilot, fighting for the French Aéronautique Militaire in World War I.
Analysis: The breakdown in the Medicaid expansion negotiations could be attributed to the decision of the two Republican legislative leaders to not appoint a single Democrat to the all-important conference committee.
On this day in 1884, crusading journalist Ida B. Wells was dragged off a train when she refused to move from a whites-only railroad car.
Analysis: In early 2024, it appeared as though two like-minded Republican legislative leaders would finally put politics aside and work out a Medicaid expansion plan. That didn't happen. Here's the story of how the effort failed.