Jun 28, 2021
Mississippi Today’s Bobby Harrison and Geoff Pender talk with former Mississippi journalist Karen Hinton, a Jones County native who became an adviser to politicians such as Mike Espy, Andrew Cuomo and Bill de Blasio, and later made national news as part of #MeToo movement.
Jun 21, 2021
Secretary of State Michael Watson said he believes
Gov. Tate Reeves should call a special session of the Legislature
to address issues created by a Supreme Court ruling that struck
down the Initiative 65 medical marijuana program and Mississippi
voters’ right to ballot initiative.
Watson gives his take on the ruling...
Jun 14, 2021
Angie Calhoun of Puckett became an advocate for medical marijuana after her teenage son suffered a debilitating illness and standard pharmaceutical treatments didn’t work — and brought horrible side effects. Calhoun is now chairwoman of the Mississippi Medical Marijuana Association. Like many others, she is waiting...
Jun 7, 2021
Mississippi Today's Editor-in-Chief Adam Ganucheau discusses the newsroom's latest project to dig into why young people are leaving Mississippi in droves or are stuck here wanting to leave. He joined WJTV's Byron Brown on their Sunday political show called "Mississippi Insight" to explain the rationale behind the new...