UMMC keeps clinics closed and cancels elective procedures Monday and Tuesday amid recovery from cyberattack

Charter School Authorizer Board is not in Mississippi Constitution but is overseeing public schools

An argument can be made that the Charter School Authorizer Board is usurping some authority of the constitutionally created Mississippi Board of Education.

Delta Harvest Neighborhood Market aims to support farmers and Jackson shoppers

The goal of the newly opened Delta Harvest Neighborhood Market is to support Mississippi farmers and Jackson shoppers with fresh, locally-grown foods.

Women in Congress say a gender gap impedes investigations of sexual harassment

The U.S. House Ethics Committee is and has always been dominated by men, which could limit its ability to police sexual misconduct. Women in Congress want that to change. It probably won’t.

Rep. Bennie Thompson: Redistricting ruling 'spits in face' of Medgar Evers and others who fought for voting rights

Rep. Bennie Thompson: When Black communities are surgically split up into numerous districts, so that they only make up a small percentage of the vote share in each district, their voice and vote lose their weight.

Three men. Two jails. One day. Were south Jackson shooting suspects targeted in coordinated attacks?

Three men charged in the same shooting at a south Jackson apartment complex were attacked within 24 hours of each other at two different jails. Kathryn Bryan, a corrections specialist who has run jails, called the attacks “bizarre” and “alarming.”