Editor’s Note | There Aren’t Two Equal Sides To Every Story
The urge to balance the unbalanceable with both-sides reporting that obscures the truth misunderstands the role of journalism.
MFP Contributor
The urge to balance the unbalanceable with both-sides reporting that obscures the truth misunderstands the role of journalism.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves declared April 2024 as Confederate Heritage Month in Mississippi, keeping alive a tradition that began in 1993.
Several bills that could have grown democracy in Mississippi died as the state House and Senate killed each other’s proposals.
The INSPIRE Act, an effort to overhaul Mississippi’s education funding formula, has earned the support of Gov. Tate Reeves.
Severe weather could affect the entire state today and “tornadoes are likely with some strong tornadoes possible,” MEMA warns.
Mississippians need and deserve more election information before they go to the polls. That’s what I heard repeatedly from Gulf Coast residents on March 5 when I joined Mississippi Free Press team members and locals for our first-ever Biloxi Solutions Circles event.
A vote to expand Medicaid to at least 200,000 people won a veto-proof majority in the Mississippi House on Wednesday afternoon. It’s the first time either legislative chamber in Mississippi has taken a vote on Medicaid expansion since it became an option under former President Barack Obama’s 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
A Medicaid expansion bill will arrive in the Mississippi Senate by Monday, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann says.
U.S. Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith joined 28 fellow Republicans who voted against aid for Ukraine and Israel on Tuesday morning.
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