Reeves Suggests ‘Higher-Paying Jobs’ For People Who Want Health Care, Presley Pushes Medicaid Expansion
Working Mississippians who want health care coverage need “better, more higher-paying jobs” that provide quality private insurance, not Medicaid expansion, Republican Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves said at the Neshoba County Fair as he traded barbs with Democratic opponent Brandon Presley.
Their Families Said They Needed Treatment. Mississippi Officials Threw Them in Jail Without Charges.
ProPublica is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative newsroom. Sign up for The Big Story newsletter to receive stories like this one in your inbox. When sheriff’s department staff in Mississippi’s Benton County took Jimmy Sons into custody several years ago, they followed their standard protocol for people charged with a crime: They took his mug shot, […]
Jackson Pre-K Collaborative Gears Up for Second Year
Jackson Public Schools and partner sites use a $9 million grant from the state to provide quality early childhood education.
The ‘Barbie’ Movie Embodies Inclusive Representation For My Brown Girls
Jackson State University English Instructor LaWanda Dickens shares her experience of viewing the “Barbie” movie this past opening weekend with her youngest daughter Natalie Dickens and her two Barbie dolls. “Our lives and stories were well-represented,” she writes.