Gov. Tate Reeves Hasn’t Returned TANF Defendants’ Campaign Donations Yet. We Asked Why.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves still has not returned campaign donations from Nancy New and Zach New, two of the criminal defendants in Mississippi’s $77-million welfare-fraud scandal, as Associated Press reporter Emily Wagster Pettus reported on May 30. His campaign says it will hold onto the funds until litigation surrounding the scandal wraps up.
Person of the Day | Tori Bowie: Track Star, Olympian, Golden Eagle
Mississippi native and Olympic gold medalist Frentorish “Tori” Bowie died in her home in April 2023 as a result of complications that arose during childbirth.
A Community Can Gentrify Without Losing Its Identity
“Placekeeping expands on these earlier concepts and recognizes that having communities at the table when revitalization projects are being planned is key to growing urban environments that have a good chance of keeping displacement at bay,” Anthony Alvarez writes.
‘A Mental Health Crisis For The State’ As St. Dominic Cuts Behavioral Services
St. Dominic Hospital is closing its mental health unit and laying off 157 full-time, part-time and PRN employees, 5.5% of its total staff.
