Mississippi Today
Jackson officials won’t say who may lose water next, but 9,000 renters have landlords in arrears
Officials said about 9,000 Jacksonians live in rental properties with landlords who have past due water bills, signaling the volume of people who could be impacted by water shutoffs in the wake of…
More audio from Mississippi Today
-
18mMississippi tops US for Medicaid enrollees prescribed birth control some say is linked to brain tumors
Too often, some experts say, providers don’t give Medicaid patients extensive options or engage in discussion to reach informed consent about contraception.
-
6mJason White's poll on vouchers ignores strong test results in Mississippi public schools
Speaker Jason White commissioned a poll about school choice or vouchers. It omitted information about Mississippi public schools having strong test scores.
-
5mJXN Water pushes for independent oversight of Jackson’s water and sewer systems
Jackson’s water and sewer systems would remain outside city officials’ control under a proposal by a federally appointed manager that would establish an independent, customer-governed authority to oversee the troubled utilities.
-
4mRichard E. Holmes, first Black student at Mississippi State University, dies at 82
Dr. Richard E. Holmes, who integrated the Mississippi State University in 1965 and later returned as a campus physician, died Friday at the age of 82.
-
6mColom out-raises Hyde-Smith, but incumbent has more cash on hand
Scott Colom, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, raised almost twice as much money as Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith the past three months, but Hyde-Smith still has more cash on hand.