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Oct 10, 2024 · We center readers in everything we do, informing--and engaging--Mississippians through reporting, podcasts, events and online communities. Founded in 2016 as the state’s first nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom, Mississippi Today’s roots in Capitol coverage have grown to encompass a myriad of beats beyond politics and policy, including ...
How will the Mississippi One Grant affect you? - Mississippi Today
Oct 25, 2021 · The “Mississippi One Grant” will replace Mississippi’s three current financial aid programs: the Mississippi Tuition Assistance Grant (MTAG), which awards between $500 and $1,000 a year. the Mississippi Eminent Scholars Grant (MESG), the state’s merit-based grant, and. the Higher Education Legislative Plan for Needy Students (HELP ...
Struggling renters in Mississippi can now apply for assistance
Mar 29, 2021 · Mississippi is now accepting applications to help struggling renters, three months after then-President Donald Trump signed a massive COVID-19 stimulus bill, including $25 billion for rental assistance. On Monday, the same day the state opened the program, President Joe Biden’s U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention extended a ...
Amazon coming to Mississippi with plans to create jobs ... and ...
Jan 25, 2024 · A key component in Amazon Web Services’ commitment to spend $10 billion to construct two “hyperscale data centers” in Madison County is an agreement with Entergy to provide the large volume of electricity that such an endeavor will require. Officials said the project — which will include building solar power fields — will not increase ...
What’s happened since welfare chief pleaded guilty to federal …
Sep 22, 2023 · John Davis, former director of the Mississippi Department of Human Services, sits with his defense attorney Merrida Coxwell, right, in Jackson on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022. Davis pleaded guilty to federal charges in a conspiracy to misspend tens of millions of dollars that were intended to help needy families in one of the poorest states in the ...
Mississippi abortion law: an FAQ - Mississippi Today
After July 6, 2022, no. Chancery Judge Debbra Halford refused to block Mississippi’s abortion ban from going into effect after the 10-day post-certification period of the state’s trigger law — which ends Thursday, July 7, 2022. Abortions in Mississippi, in most cases, will be illegal as of that date. Mississippi is one of 13 states with a ...
Jackson water crisis flows from century of poverty, neglect and …
Nov 7, 2022 · It was the latest in a series of water-related problems plaguing the state’s biggest city. They include frequent line breaks, shut-offs, boil-water notices and an ongoing exposure to toxic lead and harmful bacteria.Jackson consistently has been in violation of safe drinking water standards since at least 2018 and has been under a federal order since 2020 to fix a host of issues impacting its ...
Ida bears down on Mississippi after slamming Louisiana
Aug 30, 2021 · More than 100,000 Mississippians were without power Monday at 5 a.m. after the storm affected south Mississippi and Louisiana, and widespread power outages were expected as the center of the storm — where the highest winds and heaviest rains are located — takes aim for central and north Mississippi. “Damaging winds, especially in gusts ...
Mockingbird Cannabis gears up to open medical marijuana …
May 18, 2022 · The 163,000-square-foot behemoth once housed the state’s Department of Revenue but is now the home of Mockingbird Cannabis, a $30 million bet on the state’s medical marijuana industry. The facility includes 16 growing rooms, each capable of producing 250 to 300 pounds of marijuana every eight weeks. It will be operated by more than 200 ...
Anna Wolfe explains Mississippi welfare fraud case - Mississippi …
Dec 23, 2021 · by Mississippi Today December 23, 2021December 24, 2021. Mississippi Today investigative reporter Anna Wolfe has been covering the state's sprawling welfare scandal for years. Nearly two years after officers from the Mississippi state auditor’s office made arrests in a sprawling welfare fraud scheme and turned their investigative files over ...