Only a third of hospitals qualify for Mississippi’s lifeline grant program
A legislative budget meeting has confirmed that, as it stands, only a third of hospitals will be receiving money through what lawmakers once dubbed a...
Category : Politics
Mississippi Republicans vote against House Speaker McCarthy removal
On Tuesday, the U.S. House of Representatives ousted Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., with three of Mississippi’s four members going against the decision. Republican Congressmen Michael...
Hinds County offices back to normal operations after cyberattack
by Caleb Salers
All Hinds County offices are now able to resume providing regularly scheduled services following a September computer breach that shut down online operations. Hinds County...
Presidential candidate RFK Jr. to speak in Mississippi on Monday
Presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. will be speaking in Jackson on Monday, Oct. 2. Kennedy, who is now expected to run...
Mississippi senators introduce resolution honoring the late Jimmy Buffett
U.S. Senators Roger Wicker and Cindy Hyde-Smith introduced a resolution in honor of the late singer-songwriter and Mississippi native, Jimmy Buffett, who passed away last...
Mississippi native tabbed as Dianne Feinstein replacement
Following the death of U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, California Gov. Newsom will appoint Laphonza Butler to fill the congressional seat. Butler, born in Magnolia, Miss....
Senate confirms Todd Gee as U.S. attorney for Southern District of Mississippi
by Caleb Salers
After a more than one-year hiatus, the U.S. Senate has finally elected to confirm a full-time attorney to prosecute cases in the Southern District of...
Congressman: Government ‘will shut down’ as spending deadline approaches
by Caleb Salers
Congress has just two days remaining to fund the federal government. However, U.S. Representative Michael Guest is saying a government shutdown is mostly inevitable at...
The Reagan Library Debate: Unpacking the GOP’s night of political theatre
Amidst the illustrious setting of the Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, California, a political spectacle unfolded Wednesday night that accurately captured the essence of...
Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport to soon offer direct flights to Washington, D.C.
You will soon be able to take a direct flight from the Mississippi Gulf Coast to Washington D.C. The Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport has received a...