Mississippi Today
Mississippi opioid settlement addiction response projects could face further delays
The agreements were supposed to go into effect on July 1, but some organizations that were selected to receive the money haven’t signed them yet because the upfront project costs would be too high.
Read the original at Mississippi TodayMore audio from Mississippi Today
-
6mState employment flat. What are economists predicting?: Mississippi Marketplace
According to the center, employment in Mississippi grew an average of 1.3% each year from 2021 to 2025. It predicts that employment will decrease by an average of 0.1% each year between 2026 and 2030.
-
9mArtist's Dollar General painting prompts viral conversation on rural socioeconomics
The Meridian-based artist tries to capture the Mississippi and the South that she has experienced – its people, its beauty and its contradictions.
-
11mExpired subsidies force older Mississippians to drop ACA
Because insurers can charge people in their 60s premiums three times higher than those in their 20s, many older adults enrolled under the Affordable Care Act saw some of the steepest price increases this year without the income-based subsidies.
-
6mDemocrats press ICE on oversight, say 1 officer referred for discipline over use of force
Democratic members of the House Homeland Security Committee say one ICE officer has been referred for discipline over a use of force incident since the Trump administration began
-
6mOle Miss coach Pete Golding has moved on, calls Lane Kiffin 'the ex' who's always going to come up
Mississippi coach Pete Golding says he has no ill will toward his old boss, Lane Kiffin. At his first SEC Media Days as the head coach, Golding said he remains friends with Kiffin and even bought his old house.