Why Mississippi Nixed Fixing Its Broken Public Defense System
By failing to impose oversight or consistent standards in public defense, Mississippi risks falling further behind the rest of the U.S., critics say.
By failing to impose oversight or consistent standards in public defense, Mississippi risks falling further behind the rest of the U.S., critics say.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed a new law regulating transgender people’s use of bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories.
Inheritance rights for children born through IVF will now be protected in Mississippi even if they are not conceived until after a parent dies.
Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves has signed the Mississippi Student Funding Formula into law, which will change how the state pays for public schools.
Danyelle Holmes writes about Jackson’s ongoing water struggles and a seeming lack of transparency from JXN Water.
Machine gun converters are banned, the PERS board’s powers could be limited, and trans people will likely soon have their bathroom use regulated.
A ban on transgender people using bathrooms, locker rooms and dormitories that align with their gender identities is headed to the governor’s desk.
Mississippi can wait to expand Medicaid until former President Donald Trump is reelected, Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann said hours before the bill died on Thursday.
Mississippi’s first serious effort to expand Medicaid is crumbling amid a clash between the House and Senate over work requirements.
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