Mississippi
Friday, May 9, 2025
Does climate change 'perception gap' silence action in Mississippi?
New research suggests Mississippians may be experiencing the same climate-change perception gap found across the globe - when people underestimate how…
Thursday, May 8, 2025
Howard University program addresses Black male enrollment crisis
As historically Black colleges and universities grapple with declining Black male enrollment, Howard University's "Kings of Campus" initiative is …
Mississippi rape kit tests reveal serial offender patterns as backlog persists
New data show a 27% increase in rape kit testing across Mississippi since the state implemented a 2023 law requiring all new sexual assault evidence t…
MS could face steep postal privatization costs under Trump-Musk plan
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk have proposed privatizing the United States Postal Service by selling it off to a corporation, such as Federal …
MS soybean trials test varieties despite trade uncertainty
Mississippi State University Extension launched its annual soybean variety trials last week. It is a way to evaluate crop performance as farmers …
MS literacy gains offer blueprint for education reform, experts say
Mississippi's decade-long focus on early literacy has transformed the state. According to the Mississippi Department of Education, the state's …
MS parole, probation system called 'booby trap' fueling reincarceration
Criminal-justice experts say Mississippi's parole and probation systems, designed as alternatives to incarceration, are instead functioning as …
MS residents' outcry prompts Social Security Admin to reverse course on phone service cuts
The Social Security Administration has reversed its controversial plan to eliminate phone services for benefit claims, a move that would have forced …
New research exposes devastating effects of solitary confinement
Imagine being locked in a cell for 23 hours a day, under constant artificial light, with no human contact for months or even years. It is the reality …
Mississippi urged to invest in jobs, not jails, to cut prison costs
As Mississippi grapples with one of the nation's highest incarceration rates, a new national campaign highlights the economic and social toll of …
Proposed SNAP cuts would hit Mississippi especially hard
For nearly one in eight Mississippians, monthly SNAP benefits provide a critical lifeline, one now at risk as congressional Republicans propose $230 …
MS aims to expand Fresh Start Act to cut recidivism
For thousands of Mississippians leaving prison each year, a single question looms large: Who will hire me? State lawmakers could remove some of the …