Mississippi state government
Auditor: Mississippi erred on $117M in unemployment benefits

Jun. 23, 2021 02:50 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The state of Mississippi erroneously paid out more than $117 million in unemployment benefits last year and during the early months of...

Teens, young adults in foster system eligible for grants

Jun. 23, 2021 12:46 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi teenagers and young adults who have spent time in the foster care system are now eligible for federal grants worth thousands...

First lady Jill Biden, right, and Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center CEO Jasmin Chapman speak to recently vaccinated patients during a visit to a COVID-19 vaccination site at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss., Tuesday, June 22, 2021, as part of Biden administration's nationwide tour to reach Americans who haven't been vaccinated and to promote vaccine education. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Jill Biden touts vaccine in poorly inoculated Mississippi

By Leah Willingham Jun. 22, 2021 06:19 PM EDT

National Guard helping with COVID-19 response to withdraw

Jun. 18, 2021 05:30 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The more than 1,500 Mississippi National Guard members who have been working throughout the state over the course of the coronavirus...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Jun. 16, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
(Columbus) The Dispatch. June 15, 2021. Editorial: Bulldogs bound for ‘Starkville North’ By Dispatch Editorial Board •...

Mississippi has turned away hundreds of thousands of shots

By Leah Willingham Jun. 11, 2021 02:56 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Due to lagging demand for shots, Mississippi has not accepted new vaccine doses from the federal government for two weeks and has asked...

Doc: Apathy is why Mississippi is last for vaccinations

By Leah Willingham Jun. 04, 2021 06:19 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi's top health official said Friday that lack of access isn’t the reason the state is last in the nation for COVID-19...

Katrina Folks hugs her service dog, Princess, and speaks about her efforts to find work since losing her job in September because of the coronavirus pandemic, Friday, May 28, 2021, in Hattiesburg, Miss. Folks, the mother of an 11-year old son, used to do data entry at a law firm, but she has health issues that require her to work from home. Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves announced May 10 that the state will opt out of the $300-a-week federal supplement for people who lost their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as other programs that offered extended support for the unemployed, actions, directly affecting Folks. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi reckons with ending pay boost for the unemployed

By Leah Willingham May. 31, 2021 09:49 AM EDT

Neurosurgeon tapped for spot on state health board

May. 25, 2021 02:19 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Neurosurgeon Dr. John Daniel Davis IV has been nominated by Gov. Tate Reeves to serve on a board that governs public health in the state,...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press May. 19, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Tupelo Daily Journal. May 12, 2021. Editorial: Don’t just cut benefits, provide incentives for workers Gov. Tate Reeves...

Reeves: Mississippi to drop federal unemployment supplement

By Emily Wagster Pettus May. 10, 2021 05:33 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi will stop accepting supplemental unemployment benefits from the federal government next month, Republican Gov. Tate Reeves...

FILE - In this March 11, 2021, file photo, Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves speaks with reporters after signing a bill at the Capitol in Jackson, Miss. A new Mississippi law will make more inmates eligible for the possibility of parole. Gov. Reeves signed Senate Bill 2795 on Thursday, April 22, 2021, and it becomes law on July 1. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File)
Mississippi receiving virus relief money spread over 2 years

By Emily Wagster Pettus May. 10, 2021 04:43 PM EDT

Mississippi governor removes most COVID-19 restrictions

Apr. 30, 2021 03:46 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Mississippi Gov. Tate Reeves on Friday erased most restrictions he had set to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus. ...

Most of Mississippi's 65 and older population is vaccinated

By Leah Willingham Apr. 28, 2021 07:08 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Almost two-thirds of Mississippi residents 65 and older have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine, state health...

Editorial Roundup: Mississippi

By The Associated Press Apr. 28, 2021 01:30 PM EDT
Vicksburg Post. April 23, 2021. Editorial: The process of getting state and federal help to fix roads takes too long ...

Madison Mayor Mary Hawkins Butler listens to arguments before the Mississippi Supreme Court over her lawsuit that challenges the state's initiative process and seeks to overturn a medical marijuana initiative that voters approved in November, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
Mississippi marijuana program hinges on initiative arguments

By Emily Wagster Pettus Apr. 14, 2021 02:16 PM EDT

Justices to hear Mississippi marijuana initiative arguments

By Emily Wagster Pettus Apr. 12, 2021 11:56 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi Supreme Court is set to hear arguments Wednesday in a lawsuit that challenges the state initiative process and seeks to...

Mississippi receiving $29.7M from CDC for vaccinations

By Leah Willingham Apr. 06, 2021 12:13 PM EDT
JACKSON, Miss, (AP) — Mississippi is receiving about $29.7 million from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to support coronavirus vaccination...

A year later, Tupelo students work to complete tiny house

Apr. 04, 2021 11:54 AM EDT
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A group of Tupelo high school students is finishing construction of a tiny house a year after the project was put on hold because of the...

Health officials seeking help vaccinating minority residents

Apr. 03, 2021 10:50 AM EDT
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — An office within the Mississippi State Department of Health that works to reduce gaps in access to health care is looking for...