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The University of Mississippi Medical Center’s Colony Park South facility is seen Monday, May 5, 2025, in Ridgeland, Miss. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
University of Mississippi Medical Center revenue fell roughly 20% below budget in February, the month a cyberattack struck the hospital system and led it to cancel all elective surgeries and appointments for nine days.
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Senate proposals that would put more than $1 billion into Mississippi’s government pension system are back in play after being killed by the House earlier this legislative session.
Sen. Daniel Sparks, a Republican from Belmont, has revived six of his dead proposals that would make changes to the state’s Public Employees’ Retirement System by inserting that language in House Bill 4073. The amended bill passed the Senate on Tuesday.
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State Sen. Daniel Sparks, R-Belmont, listens as other lawmakers give remarks during a special session at the Mississippi Capitol in Jackson, Miss., Wednesday, May 28, 2025. Credit: Eric Shelton/Mississippi Today
If state lawmakers don’t act soon, Mississippi will pay at least an additional $120 million a year to run its food assistance program. That’s because of a 2017 state law that generated more paperwork for social safety net programs.
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This is a Mississippi baseball fan’s delight, highlighted by a three-game SEC series matching State and Ole Miss at Oxford and Opening Day in the Major Leagues. So much to discuss.
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Gov. Tate Reeves has approved a bill to retain funding that came to Mississippi from a historic federal infrastructure funding package in 2021.
As part of the American Rescue Plan Act, the federal government allocated $1.8 billion to the state in 2022. Of that pot, the state awarded $423 million in matching water and sewerage grants for cities and counties, as well as $385 million for rural water associations.
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Senate, House have dueling, expensive proposals for PERS system after blowback from changes they passed last year.
The Mississippi House’s proposed changes to the state retirement system would cost $1.25 billion over the next three decades and $175 million immediately to keep the program stable, according to state actuaries.
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Three Mississippi businesses are suing the company that operates the state’s Alcoholic Beverage Control warehouse.
Delays and software issues at the warehouse earlier this year left many bars, restaurants and package store owners with empty shelves and lost revenue. The warehouse in Gluckstadt is still working through a backlog of orders.
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Mississippi lawmakers are considering legislation that would make joint custody the standard in all divorce cases – something done in only five states.
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Former Mississippi House Speaker Philip Gunn speaks at the unveiling of his portrait Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at the state Capitol in Jackson. The Republican from Clinton served as leader of the 122-member House from 2012 to 2024. Seated, left to right, are portrait artist Jason Bouldin, current House Speaker Jason White, Gov. Tate Reeves and Gunn’s wife, Lisa Gunn. Credit: Richard Lake/Mississippi Today
Amid a hectic week of crafting a multi-billion dollar state budget, most of the Capitol on Wednesday paused business to witness the unveiling of former House Speaker Philip Gunn’s portrait that will hang in the entrance to the House chamber.
Gunn is a Republican who represented the Clinton area in the House for 20 years. For 12 of those years, he served as speaker, one of the most powerful positions in state government. He was the first Republican speaker since Reconstruction.
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Bursts of color and a bright vibe of joy beckon inside the “L.V. Hull: Love Is a Sensation” exhibition, newly installed at the Mississippi Museum of Art in Jackson. That same magnet pulled scores of visitors to Hull’s Kosciusko home for years — a home the self-taught artist embellished to the nth degree using the raw materials of found and donated objects, paint and glue.
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Below is a political opinion column by Russ Latino:
HB 1665, as amended by the Mississippi Senate, would create an $11.29 dispensing fee for prescription drugs, likely adding hundreds of millions in new expenses for businesses and consumers. On Tuesday, the White House said “stop it.”
The Mississippi House of Representatives passed legislation earlier this year that provides for additional regulation of the pharmacy benefits managers (PBMs) that negotiate the amount your insurance will pay for prescription drugs.
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Stay lucky, drive sober this St. Paddy’s Day weekend
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Samuel Shane Hudgins
Shane Hudgins, 53, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2026 at his residence in Sallis, MS.
A Memorial Service will be held at 11:00 am on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at Culpepper Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be on Thursday from 10:00 am until 11:00 am at Culpepper Funeral Home. James Culpepper will officiate. Burial will be at Coleman Cemetery.
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MSU’s Barrett named director of MSU’s Water Resources Research Institute
STARKVILLE, Miss.—Jason Barrett, an award-winning Mississippi State Extension specialist with an extensive background in agriculture, is the new director of MSU’s Water Resources Research Institute.
Barrett, who joined the institute in 2020, was named director earlier this year after serving in associate and interim director roles since 2024.
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MSU-Meridian 2027 PA class receives white coats in ceremony
MERIDIAN, Miss.—In a time-honored tradition of the medical profession, 27 Mississippi State University-Meridian Master of Physician Assistant Studies students in the university program’s 5th cohort have received their first white coats this month, signaling their readiness to move from the didactic phase of education to clinical rotations.
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KOSCIUSKO TRACTOR SUPPLY STORE INVITES YOUTH TO GET GROWING WITH PLANT-A-SEED EVENT
Free activity introduces young people to world of gardening
KOSCIUSKO, Miss., March 25, 2026 – The Kosciusko Tractor Supply store is inviting young gardeners to its Plant-A-Seed event for a free opportunity to learn the basics of gardening with a hands-on activity.
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In a world that’s always changing, Anthony’s reminds you how it feels when something stays the same in all the right ways.
The first time I went to Anthony’s was for a 50th-birthday dinner.
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The Mississippi State Health Officer’s public stance championing the importance of vaccinations and childhood immunizations would appear to be at odds with Health Secretary Robert Kennedy Jr.
Multiple media outlets rushed out articles this week claiming that Mississippi State Health Officer Dr. Daniel Edney and at least two others were under consideration to be the White House’s pick to the lead the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The Adams County Supervisor, who has yet to concede in the midterm primary, looks to support strong conservative candidates in the 2027 Mississippi election cycle.
Adams County Supervisor and successful oilman Kevin Wilson announced this week that he was donating $500,000 to a new political action committee “to support strong conservative leadership and build the foundation for a competitive 2027 cycle.”
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State Rep. Rickey Thompson says temporary work is often unregulated, “resulting in widespread abuse, including unreasonably long term job assignments without benefits.”
State Rep. Rickey Thompson (D) has introduced a resolution in the Mississippi House of Representatives to “urge the State of Mississippi” to adopt a Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights.
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