Apr 28, 2026
Longtime Sen. Hob Bryan, chairman of the Senate Public Health Committee, discusses the recent failed attempt by lawmakers to override the governor's veto of a bill aimed at oversight and transparency in spending of hundreds of millions of federal funds for rural health care in Mississippi.
Apr 21, 2026
Philip Gunn, who in 2012 became the first Republican since Reconstruction to serve as speaker of the Mississippi House, says the state accomplished much during his 12 years leading the House and that record should set him apart in the 2027 race for governor. Gunn last week became the second person to announce a...
Apr 14, 2026
West Jackson neighbors Valerie Clark and Heather Logan recently formed a nonprofit called Revive and Restore to prove a hypothesis that might surprise you: Their neighborhood has more good homes than blighted homes. JXN Reporter Molly Minta talks to Clark and Logan about their work mapping all 7,000+ parcels in...
Apr 9, 2026
Mississippi Today health reporters Gwen Dilworth and Sophia Paffenroth review what the Legislature did (or didn't) accomplish with PBMs, Medicaid, abortion drugs and other health policy issues this session.
Apr 7, 2026
Mississippi Today reporters recap the legislative session just ended, at least for now. The ‘26 session will be known more for what was killed — due to infighting between House and Senate GOP leaders — than what was passed.