Mississippi extremely tardy with its financial report

Today marks 460 days since fiscal year 2024 ended

Mississippi earns 70/100 in financial transparency, ranking 37 among 50 states

New report from Truth in Accounting reveals Mississippi’s strengths and weaknesses in fiscal reporting

Mississippi extremely tardy with its annual financial report

According to new report by government finance watchdog

PowerUP Philadelphia MS Clean Energy Solar Project Wins $100,000

Energizing Rural Communities Prize awards 67 winners $6.7 million to advance clean energy in rural America

$53.3 Million. 33 Jobs. No Plan.

That's how Mississippi lawmakers are spending BP oil spill money.

Palazzo Headed To Runoff In MS 4th District Republican Primary

Incumbent Republican Steven Palazzo faced a large primary field and is fighting allegations he misspent campaign funds.

The State Behind Roe's Likely Demise Also Does The Least For New Parents In Need

Mississippi law will most likely lead to Supreme Court striking down Roe v. Wade.

They Knew Industrial Pollution Was Ruining The Neighborhood's Air

If only regulators had listened.

Mississippi scored an 82 out of 100 for financial transparency

New report released by Truth in Accounting

Mississippi received ‘D’ for fiscal health

According to Truth in Accounting's new Financial State of the States report

Honoring Robert ‘Bob' Moses: A Champion Of Equality

The civil rights activist is remembered for fighting on behalf of the most vulnerable.

Life Is About To Get Even Rougher For Mississippi's Unemployed

In the poorest state in the nation, a push to cancel federal support for those out of work.

Mississippi Gets A "D" For Its State Finances

Each Mississippi taxpayer is on the hook for $10,400

How do education and income affect employment across Mississippi?

In light of the current pandemic and the inevitable toll it will take on the economy, we took a look at the state of the economy in 2019.

Justice Dept. Says It Will Investigate Deadly Conditions At 4 Mississippi Prisons

Over the past nine months, Parchman has seen at least 16 deaths, joining the ranks of some of the world’s deadliest prisons per capita.

Lawmakers Refused To Increase Funding For Infamous Mississippi Prison; Chaos Erupted

Understaffed and underfunded, Mississippi’s Parchman prison recently received media attention for its grisly violence and gang control.

Happy Birthday Mississippi

202 years ago, on December 10, 1818, Mississippi was admitted to the union.

MS Takes Steps To End Delays In Evaluating Criminal Defendants

Those accused of crimes in Mississippi spent years in jail awaiting the most basic kind of psychiatric evaluations.

Mississippi Gets A "D" For Its State Finances

A new analysis reveals that Mississippi's state financial condition has improved slightly

Mississippi Officials And A Gang Have Shared Goal: Prison Reform

Following ProPublica reporting, top Republicans and Democrats want to take a closer look at Mississippi’s prison system.

Inside The MS Prison Where Inmates Set Each Other On Fire, Gangs Have More Power Than Guards

At South Mississippi Correctional Institution, inmates have been on perpetual lockdown for seven months and gangs enforce rules.

Rep. John Lewis Won't Share Stage With Trump At Museum Opening

Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis will boycott the dedication ceremony, as he did President Trump's inauguration.

Mississippi Court Takes Same-Sex Rights Case

The court will hear the case about a divorced lesbian couple.

Mississippi Supreme Court Rejects Case Against Confederate Emblem

"We always knew it was a long shot," the lawyer objecting to the state flag told The Associated Press.

Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran's Illness Raises Questions Back Home

"There has not been one conversation from Thad Cochran about stepping down," the senator's chief of staff said.

Hurricane Nate Mississippi: EPA Releasing 40M Gallons Of Partially Treated Wastewater

The material was left over from when the Mississippi Phosphates plant in Pascagoula declared bankruptcy and closed three years ago.

Protesters Target Mississippi's Confederate-Style Flag Outside Legislative Conference

"We stand together against this racist flag," said Curley Clark, president of a local NAACP chapter on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Rededication Ceremony Held For Mississippi Marker Honoring Slain Black Teen

Tourists in June discovered pieces of vinyl were ripped from a sign commemorating Emmett Till, obliterating the information.

Vandalized Civil Rights Marker In Mississippi To Be Reinstalled

The marker honors Emmett Till, a black teen​ who was kidnapped and lynched in 1955 after whistling at a white woman in Money, Mississippi.